| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) SG - Stephen Holberg (fresh) SF - Charles Cowell (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) C - Mark French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) SG - Gavin Evanski (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Jason Joseph (fresh) C - Thomas Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Mark French connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Micheal McManis | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Russell | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Harry Russell - foul #1 on Harry Russell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 3rd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Mark French denies the turnaround by Jason Joseph | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Wilson | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Stephen Holberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Russell | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Jason Joseph steals the ball from Mark French | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski's pass is intercepted by Mark French | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Stephen Holberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gavin Evanski - foul #1 on Gavin Evanski, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Uang Yen (SG) Gavin Evanski | |
| 16:46 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | Central Florida | Uang Yen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harry Russell | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Mark French banks in the layup set up by Jack Wilson and the foul's on Harry Russell - foul #2 on Harry Russell, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Donald Traynor (PF), Paul Okoniewski (C) Harry Russell, Jason Joseph, Thomas Green | |
| 16:16 | Houston | Mark French makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | Uang Yen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Mark French snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Mark French (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kenneth Grell (fresh) SG - Uang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Traynor (fresh) C - Paul Okoniewski (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Mark French hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 15:29 | Central Florida | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | James Wilson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Grell | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Uang Yen is called for the reach on Stephen Holberg - foul #1 on Uang Yen, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Justin Hayden (SG), John McAnulty (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), Donald Williams (C) Micheal McManis, Stephen Holberg, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson, Mark French | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski (SG), Jason Joseph (PF), Thomas Green (C) Uang Yen, James Wilson, Paul Okoniewski | |
| 14:34 | Houston | Frank Summers misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gavin Evanski - foul #2 on Gavin Evanski, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Uang Yen (SG) Gavin Evanski | |
| 14:34 | Houston | Frank Summers misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Frank Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph misses long on a floater from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Peter Lemley gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Frank Summers buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Lemley | 12-9 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Uang Yen clanks a runner from the left block | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Williams | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Justin Hayden scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Williams | 14-9 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Green grabs the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Uang Yen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Joseph | 14-11 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Uang Yen snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph comes up short on the floater from the right block | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Stephen Holberg (SG), Charles Cowell (SF), Jack Wilson (PF), Mark French (C) Frank Summers, Justin Hayden, John McAnulty, Peter Lemley, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), James Wilson (SF), Paul Okoniewski (C) Kenneth Grell, Donald Traynor, Thomas Green | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Cowell (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) C - Mark French (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) SG - Uang Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Okoniewski (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Houston | James Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Cowell - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-11 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 14-11 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Uang Yen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | James Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph blows the layup but he's fouled by Jack Wilson - foul #1 on Jack Wilson, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Green (C) Paul Okoniewski | |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Mark French grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Mark French misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski (PF) Jason Joseph | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Mark French makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Mark French makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:56 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 09:36 | Houston | James Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Cowell - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Donald Traynor (SF) Uang Yen, James Wilson | |
| 09:36 | Houston | Charles Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Charles Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Thomas Green's layup is rejected by Jack Wilson | 18-15 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Micheal McManis gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Stephen Holberg clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Mark French tips it home | 20-15 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Justin Hayden (SG), John McAnulty (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), Donald Williams (C) Micheal McManis, Stephen Holberg, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson, Mark French | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Uang Yen (SG), Jerry Heitman (SF) Jeffrey Jackson, Thomas Green | |
| 08:01 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Grell - foul #1 on Kenneth Grell, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 07:44 | Houston | John McAnulty grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Summers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John McAnulty (fresh) PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) C - Donald Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kenneth Grell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Uang Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Heitman (fresh) PF - Donald Traynor (fresh) C - Paul Okoniewski (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Justin Hayden hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Paul Okoniewski - foul #1 on Paul Okoniewski, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Holberg (SG), Charles Cowell (SF), Mark French (C) Frank Summers, John McAnulty, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson (PG), Jason Joseph (PF), Thomas Green (C) Kenneth Grell, Donald Traynor, Paul Okoniewski | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Green blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark French - foul #1 on Mark French, team foul #2 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Jack Wilson (PF) Justin Hayden, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Green makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Green misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark French | 24-16 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Jack Wilson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 24-16 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Mark French pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Jeffrey Jackson picks off the pass by Stephen Holberg | 24-16 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Uang Yen dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeffrey Jackson | 24-18 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Micheal McManis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Holberg | 27-18 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-18 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Stephen Holberg grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Stephen Holberg buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Cowell | 30-18 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-20 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Charles Cowell misses the easy layup | 30-20 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | Micheal McManis takes the ball from Uang Yen | 30-20 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Mark French's floater is tipped away by Uang Yen | 30-20 |
| 04:17 | Central Florida | Thomas Green pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Thomas Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Stephen Holberg buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Cowell | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Mark French (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uang Yen (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Heitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-22 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Mark French pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Mark French lays it in on a great pass from Micheal McManis | 35-22 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Micheal McManis steals it from Jerry Heitman | 35-22 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Micheal McManis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Justin Hayden (SG), John McAnulty (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), Donald Williams (C) Micheal McManis, Stephen Holberg, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson, Mark French | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Russell (PG), Gavin Evanski (SG), James Wilson (SF), Donald Traynor (PF), Paul Okoniewski (C) Jeffrey Jackson, Uang Yen, Jerry Heitman, Jason Joseph, Thomas Green | |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | James Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Frank Summers's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Traynor | 35-25 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Justin Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Justin Hayden makes the floater from the left side | 37-25 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Justin Hayden's layup is rejected by Paul Okoniewski | 37-25 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | James Wilson grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Peter Lemley is fouled on the floor by Donald Traynor - foul #1 on Donald Traynor, team foul #11 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Mark French (C) Frank Summers, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Joseph (PF) Paul Okoniewski | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Peter Lemley makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Peter Lemley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Peter Lemley snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Micheal McManis's floater is tipped away by Donald Traynor | 39-25 |
| 00:15 | Houston | John McAnulty pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Mark French makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Traynor - foul #2 on Donald Traynor, team foul #12 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Cowell (SF), Jack Wilson (PF) John McAnulty, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (SG), Thomas Green (C) Gavin Evanski, Donald Traynor | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Mark French makes the free throw | 42-25 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | James Wilson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-25 |