| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Seabrooks (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Edward Butler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens's floater is tipped away by David Witzel | 39-31 |
| 19:36 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley can't tip it in | 39-31 |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Keithley | 39-31 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley hits a jumpshot from the right side | 41-31 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Edward Butler scores on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Seabrooks | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Edward Keithley is called for the reach on Edward Butler - foul #1 on Edward Keithley, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it up and in on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 43-35 |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens's pass is intercepted by Edward Butler | 43-35 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Edward Butler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Seabrooks - foul #2 on Charles Seabrooks, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SF), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Robert Arciniega (C) Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 17:25 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:13 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 17:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Witzel | 43-36 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Edward Butler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eldon Brown (PG), Patrick Shaw (SF) Charles Seabrooks, Edward Keithley | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Robert Riggs (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Edward Butler, David Witzel, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 16:32 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it up and in set up by Carlos Wilson and he's hacked by Lawrence Hyder - foul #1 on Lawrence Hyder, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Robert Arciniega | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Ryan | |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on Eldon Brown - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks (PG) Karl Tabron | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Edward Butler (SG), David Witzel (PF) Carlos Wilson, Gary Smith, Robert Riggs | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Seabrooks (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Eldon Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Robert Davis travels with the ball | 43-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (SG) Eldon Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses the jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hyder | 43-41 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Witzel - foul #2 on David Witzel, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Lawrence Hyder | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Robert Coleman | |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman scores on a turnaround from close range set up by David Witzel | 45-43 |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Seabrooks | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Edward Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:14 | Houston | David Witzel grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Mario Wishart is hacked by Charles Seabrooks - foul #3 on Charles Seabrooks, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eldon Brown (PG), Karl Tabron (SG), Patrick Shaw (SF), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Robert Arciniega (C) Charles Seabrooks, Edward Keithley, Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Edward Butler, Mario Wishart, David Witzel | |
| 13:46 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman connects on the turnaround near the basket | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Hoffman - foul #2 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Lesser | 48-47 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Eldon Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Robert Riggs pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Karl Tabron - foul #1 on Karl Tabron, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks (PG), Edward Keithley (SG) Eldon Brown, Patrick Shaw | |
| Subs | Houston | David Witzel (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:38 | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 12:34 | Houston | David Witzel snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Witzel | 48-51 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by David Witzel - foul #3 on David Witzel, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Karl Tabron, Robert Arciniega | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Edward Butler (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Coleman (C) William Lesser, Carlos Wilson, Raymond Ryan, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Coleman | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Seabrooks (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Lawrence Hyder picks off the pass by David Witzel | 52-54 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | David Witzel swats the layup by Robert Davis | 52-54 |
| 10:28 | Houston | David Witzel snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Edward Butler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mario Wishart - foul #3 on Mario Wishart, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eldon Brown (PG), Kelvin Taylor (PF), Robert Arciniega (C) Charles Seabrooks, Lawrence Hyder, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Mario Wishart, David Witzel, Robert Coleman | |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman blows the layup | 54-54 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens misses the shot in the lane | 54-54 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley tips it home | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Edward Butler is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Taylor - foul #2 on Kelvin Taylor, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Patrick Shaw (SF) Edward Keithley, Arthur Stevens | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG) Edward Butler | |
| 08:27 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Arciniega - foul #1 on Robert Arciniega, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Eldon Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Arciniega | 59-56 |
| 07:45 | Houston | William Lesser is fouled on the floor by Patrick Shaw - foul #2 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks (PG), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Kelvin Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), David Witzel (PF) Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs | |
| 07:45 | Houston | William Lesser makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:45 | Houston | William Lesser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:20 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eldon Brown | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Seabrooks (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eldon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Tabron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Arciniega (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Witzel | 61-60 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Robert Davis knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Lawrence Hyder (PF) Eldon Brown, Robert Arciniega | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butler (SG), Robert Coleman (C) Carlos Wilson, Kevin Hoffman | |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Edward Butler hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Karl Tabron, Lawrence Hyder | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) William Lesser | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Edward Butler is hacked by Edward Keithley - foul #2 on Edward Keithley, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw (PG), Lawrence Hyder (C) Charles Seabrooks, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | Edward Butler picks off the pass by Patrick Shaw | 64-63 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't finish the layup | 64-63 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edward Keithley | 66-63 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Raymond Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Ryan | 66-66 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Edward Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks (PG), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Lawrence Hyder | |
| Subs | Houston | William Lesser (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Raymond Ryan, Robert Coleman | |
| 04:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Charles Seabrooks - foul #4 on Charles Seabrooks, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Stevens, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (PF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Arthur Stevens picks off the pass by David Witzel | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | Central Florida | Charles Seabrooks lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Stevens | 68-67 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Seabrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Butler (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Witzel (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a runner in the paint | 68-67 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley buries a jumper from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Edward Butler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it in | 70-69 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Mario Wishart - foul #4 on Mario Wishart, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Lawrence Hyder | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hoffman | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Edward Butler is called for the reach on Edward Keithley - foul #1 on Edward Butler, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Edward Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 01:09 | Houston | William Lesser tips it but misses | 75-71 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 75-71 |
| 00:50 | Houston | William Lesser pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Edward Butler - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Edward Butler makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Edward Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Witzel | 75-72 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | David Witzel double dribbles | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Houston | David Witzel pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by William Lesser - foul #4 on William Lesser, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SF) Arthur Stevens | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Edward Butler clanks a fullcourt shot | 77-72 |