| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 3-1 |
| 18:52 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Arthur Stevens is blocked by Mario Wishart | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mario Wishart | 3-1 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Raymond Stewart clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 3-1 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens lays it in on a great pass from Robert Davis | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron knocks in the runner from close range | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Riggs | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mario Wishart - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Riggs is denied by Robert Davis | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Raymond Stewart grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Carlos Wilson is fouled on the floor by Tim Holmes - foul #1 on Tim Holmes, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Raymond Stewart, Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (PF), Garth Short (C) Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Garth Short grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) C - Garth Short (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Karl Tabron and he's hacked by Robert Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Coleman, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (SG), Robert Arciniega (PF) Karl Tabron, Arthur Stevens | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw (SG) Tim Holmes | |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder misses the jump hook from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw misses the tip | 7-10 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Michael Mitchell tips it in | 9-10 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | Garth Short tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Raymond Ryan is fouled on the floor by Edward Keithley - foul #1 on Edward Keithley, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Robert Arciniega, Garth Short | |
| 14:12 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 9-12 |
| 13:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Riggs | 9-12 |
| 13:28 | Houston | The short jumper by Kevin Hoffman is denied by Robert Davis | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Lawrence Hyder | |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Robert Riggs gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Karl Tabron | 11-15 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Raymond Ryan (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Carlos Wilson, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Patrick Shaw (SG), Richard Backus (SF), Garth Short (C) Edward Keithley, Karl Tabron, Arthur Stevens, Robert Davis | |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes is fouled on the floor by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (SF) Richard Backus | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Shaw (fresh) SF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) C - Garth Short (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder hits a driving attempt from close range | 11-17 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Gary Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tim Holmes | 11-19 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Gary Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Byers | 14-19 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Hyder | 14-21 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's layup is rejected by Garth Short | 14-21 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder hits the follow up shot | 14-23 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Gary Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:45 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hyder | 14-23 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lawrence Hyder, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan, Michael Mitchell, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Arciniega (PF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Lawrence Hyder, Kelvin Taylor, Garth Short | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Robert Riggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG) Tim Holmes | |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Robert Riggs gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Carlos Wilson clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Edward Keithley - foul #2 on Edward Keithley, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Backus (PG) Edward Keithley | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Karl Tabron | 15-23 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-23 |
| 08:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 15-23 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Karl Tabron is called for the reach on Carlos Wilson - foul #1 on Karl Tabron, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (PG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG) Richard Backus | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Arciniega - foul #1 on Robert Arciniega, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Arciniega (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Carlos Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-26 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Arciniega - foul #2 on Robert Arciniega, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw (SG), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Garth Short (C) Karl Tabron, Robert Arciniega, Robert Davis | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 06:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Ryan | 21-26 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Robert Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Tim Holmes - foul #2 on Tim Holmes, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Backus (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Tim Holmes, Arthur Stevens | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Robert Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Garth Short snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw's floater is tipped away by Michael Mitchell | 21-26 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Richard Backus tips it in | 21-28 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Carlos Wilson clanks a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Shaw - foul #1 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG) Richard Backus | |
| 05:53 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the 3rd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Michael Mitchell travels with the ball | 22-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Backus (SF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | Garth Short can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 22-30 |
| 05:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 22-30 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Karl Tabron | 22-30 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Michael Mitchell is called for the reach on Richard Backus - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Patrick Shaw, Garth Short | |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Richard Backus makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Richard Backus makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Ryan (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Lawrence Hyder | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens clanks a runner in the lane | 22-32 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron tips it home | 22-34 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Coleman | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Ryan (fresh) PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Backus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Karl Tabron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Richard Backus drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Karl Tabron | 24-37 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Robert Riggs knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Byers | 26-37 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Carlos Wilson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Karl Tabron - foul #2 on Karl Tabron, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Charles Byers, Raymond Ryan, Robert Riggs, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Edward Keithley (SG), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Robert Arciniega (C) Richard Backus, Karl Tabron, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Carlos Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garth Short (C) Arthur Stevens | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman's floater is tipped away by Robert Arciniega | 28-37 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman tips it home | 30-37 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tim Holmes | 30-39 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Garth Short swats the short shot by Mario Wishart | 30-39 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on Lawrence Hyder - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #9 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Raymond Stewart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Robert Arciniega, Garth Short | |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart knocks in the floater from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 00:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 32-41 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Mario Wishart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Holmes - foul #3 on Tim Holmes, team foul #11 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Wilson (SG), Robert Coleman (C) Charles Byers, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF) Tim Holmes, Lawrence Hyder | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kelvin Taylor | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The jump hook by Robert Coleman is blocked by Arthur Stevens | 34-44 |