| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Ayres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tom McKlveen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Noah (fresh) PF - Robert Payan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonzo Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Robert Payan is called for the reach on Wayne Kelley - foul #1 on Robert Payan, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Payan - foul #2 on Robert Payan, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen misses short on a shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Ed Garrett loses the dribble to Robert Payan | 34-25 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alonzo Mendoza | 34-28 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Ed Garrett steps in front of the Curtis Noah pass | 34-28 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Ed Garrett lays it in | 36-28 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Tom McKlveen steals the ball from Wayne Kelley | 36-28 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ed Garrett - foul #2 on Ed Garrett, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (SG), Dustin Gary (SF), Ray Benefiel (PF), Brian Preston (C) Scott Ambrose, Curtis Noah, Robert Payan, Alonzo Mendoza | |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Ed Garrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen clanks a shot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | Brian Preston hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Robert Ayres is hacked by Brian Preston - foul #1 on Brian Preston, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Samuel Lundy (SG), David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (C) Ed Garrett, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (SF) Tom McKlveen | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Michael Arce connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Leroy Hatch | 39-32 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Michael Arce grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Lundy (fresh) SF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fresh) SG - Dustin Gary (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Walden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson hits the finger roll set up by Michael Arce | 41-32 |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Shane Walden knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Benefiel and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael McLauren (C) Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Robert Payan (PF), Alonzo Mendoza (C) Timothy Bellomy, Dustin Gary, Ray Benefiel, Brian Preston | |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:24 | Houston | David Williams loses the dribble to Robert Payan | 41-34 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Michael McLauren pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Michael Arce connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Williams | 44-34 |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | Shane Walden hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Michael Arce is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Arce, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Ed Garrett (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF) Michael Arce, Samuel Lundy, David Williams, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curtis Noah (SF) Shane Walden | |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (SG) Scott Ambrose | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Ed Garrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:44 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy loses the dribble to Wayne Kelley | 44-37 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Michael McLauren comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Tom McKlveen - foul #2 on Tom McKlveen, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (SG), Ray Benefiel (PF), Brian Preston (C) Tom McKlveen, Robert Payan, Alonzo Mendoza | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Michael McLauren misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Michael McLauren makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:10 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Curtis Noah picks off the pass by Ryan Kelly | 45-37 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Thomas Dickerson steals it from Dustin Gary | 45-37 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Kelley - foul #3 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (SG), Robert Ayres (C) Wayne Kelley, Michael McLauren | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Alonzo Mendoza (C) Timothy Bellomy, Dustin Gary, Brian Preston | |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the 3rd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Ayres | 45-38 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson scores on a floater from the right block | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Arce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tom McKlveen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Noah (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alonzo Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Ryan Kelly grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Tom McKlveen is called for the reach on Ed Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom McKlveen, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (C) Ryan Kelly, Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (SF), Robert Payan (PF) Curtis Noah, Ray Benefiel | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Michael Arce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Robert Ayres hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Michael Arce misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:56 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Robert Payan hits the finger roll set up by Tom McKlveen | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Michael Arce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Robert Payan misses the floater from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alonzo Mendoza | 49-45 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Michael Arce is fouled on the floor by Tom McKlveen - foul #4 on Tom McKlveen, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF), Michael McLauren (C) Ed Garrett, David Williams, Robert Ayres, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (PG), Curtis Noah (SF), Ray Benefiel (C) Tom McKlveen, Scott Ambrose, Alonzo Mendoza | |
| 09:39 | Houston | Michael Arce is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Michael McLauren gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Michael McLauren is called for the reach on Ray Benefiel - foul #4 on Michael McLauren, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (PG), Robert Ayres (C) Michael Arce, Michael McLauren | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (SG), Brian Preston (C) Dustin Gary, Robert Payan | |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Ryan Kelly snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Ryan Kelly can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Ray Benefiel swats the layup by Thomas Dickerson | 51-45 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Shane Walden and he's hacked by Wayne Kelley - foul #4 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Ed Garrett (PG) Wayne Kelley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG), Robert Hawkins (PF) Shane Walden, Ray Benefiel | |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Ed Garrett misses the jump hook from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 15 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Bellomy (fresh) SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Noah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hawkins (fresh) C - Brian Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy is fouled on the floor by Ryan Kelly - foul #1 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Michael McLauren (C) David Williams, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (SF), Robert Payan (PF), Alonzo Mendoza (C) Curtis Noah, Robert Hawkins, Brian Preston | |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Michael McLauren gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Ed Garrett makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael McLauren | 56-49 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Robert Payan misses short on a floater from close range | 56-49 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Wayne Kelley pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson throws it down and he's fouled by Alonzo Mendoza - foul #3 on Alonzo Mendoza, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (SF) Ryan Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom McKlveen (PG) Timothy Bellomy | |
| 07:01 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza's pass is intercepted by Raymond Boswell | 59-49 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ed Garrett is fouled on the floor by Tom McKlveen - foul #5 on Tom McKlveen, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) Raymond Boswell, Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy (PG), Shane Walden (SF), Ray Benefiel (PF), Brian Preston (C) Tom McKlveen, Scott Ambrose, Robert Payan, Alonzo Mendoza | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ed Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ed Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Shane Walden is denied on a dunk by Robert Ayres | 60-49 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Michael McLauren gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Dustin Gary takes the ball from Wayne Kelley | 60-49 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Brian Preston can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Robert Ayres is hacked by Ray Benefiel - foul #2 on Ray Benefiel, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF) Ed Garrett, Wayne Kelley, Michael McLauren | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curtis Noah (SF), Robert Payan (PF), Alonzo Mendoza (C) Dustin Gary, Ray Benefiel, Brian Preston | |
| 04:54 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza hits a driving attempt from close range | 61-51 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Ryan Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:13 | Houston | David Williams tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Robert Payan's pass is intercepted by Thomas Dickerson | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Houston | David Williams is hacked by Curtis Noah - foul #2 on Curtis Noah, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose (SG) Timothy Bellomy | |
| 03:40 | Houston | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:40 | Houston | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Arce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 18 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Shane Walden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Noah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Payan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Alonzo Mendoza (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Alonzo Mendoza loses the dribble to Ryan Kelly | 65-51 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-51 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah is fouled on the floor by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Lundy (SG), Raymond Boswell (SF), Bernie Pritchard (C) David Williams, Ryan Kelly, Thomas Dickerson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (PG), Timothy Bellomy (SG), Ray Benefiel (PF), Brian Preston (C) Shane Walden, Scott Ambrose, Robert Payan, Alonzo Mendoza | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Raymond Boswell snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Bernie Pritchard knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Lundy | 67-51 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Curtis Noah buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Bellomy | 67-54 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Michael Arce drills a shot from the left side set up by Samuel Lundy | 69-54 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary hits the finger roll | 69-56 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Michael Arce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Preston and the foul's on Samuel Lundy - foul #1 on Samuel Lundy, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) Raymond Boswell, Bernie Pritchard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (SF) Curtis Noah | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Timothy Bellomy misses the free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Leroy Hatch snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Dustin Gary steals the ball from Samuel Lundy | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Williams grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Arce runs out the clock | 69-58 |