| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) SF - George McCalpane (fresh) PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) C - Maurice Schweda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Flynn (fresh) SG - Dwight Lafontaine (fresh) SF - Mark Olson (fresh) PF - Richard Harris (fresh) C - Brandon Delvalle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Schweda | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Richard Harris steps in front of the Christopher Dominy pass | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | George McCalpane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Olson - foul #1 on Mark Olson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Brandon Delvalle | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Mark Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Christopher Dominy buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Olin Wesolowski | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Maurice Schweda - foul #1 on Maurice Schweda, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Maurice Schweda hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Olin Wesolowski | 6-2 |
| 16:52 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | Houston | George McCalpane clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Olson - foul #2 on Mark Olson, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore (SF) Mark Olson | |
| 16:31 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:31 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Maurice Schweda connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Olin Wesolowski | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Schweda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Flynn (fresh) SG - Dwight Lafontaine (fresh) SF - Joey Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Harris (fresh) C - Brandon Delvalle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | David Flynn is fouled on the floor by Maurice Schweda - foul #2 on Maurice Schweda, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Gray (C) Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | David Flynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Eddie Gray grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | Houston | David Flynn steals it from Corey Gaudreau | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | David Flynn can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Gray | 9-5 |
| 15:04 | Houston | George McCalpane misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:03 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Richard Harris comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Richard Harris's pass is intercepted by George McCalpane | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the lay-in | 9-5 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | David Flynn snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:16 | Central Florida | David Flynn hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Dwight Lafontaine | 9-8 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Dominy | 11-8 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | Corey Gaudreau steals it from Joey Whitmore | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore tips it home | 11-10 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Akim Zutell (C) Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Henrickson (PG), Robert Payne (SF), Dave Siler (PF), Brett Lesko (C) David Flynn, Dwight Lafontaine, Richard Harris, Brandon Delvalle | |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Olin Wesolowski - foul #1 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joey Whitmore - foul #1 on Joey Whitmore, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davenport (SG) Joey Whitmore | |
| 11:59 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Akim Zutell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Akim Zutell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Donald Henrickson (fresh) SG - Robert Davenport (fresh) SF - Robert Payne (fresh) PF - Dave Siler (fresh) C - Brett Lesko (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Central Florida | Dave Siler misses the turnaround in the paint | 12-12 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Dave Siler snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Brett Lesko hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George McCalpane | 14-12 |
| 10:27 | Central Florida | Akim Zutell blocks the short jumper by Robert Payne | 14-12 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | Donald Henrickson hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Akim Zutell | 17-14 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Donald Henrickson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Payne | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Christopher Dominy is hacked by Robert Davenport - foul #1 on Robert Davenport, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), David Theriot (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Eddie Gray (C) Olin Wesolowski, Christopher Dominy, George McCalpane, Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Flynn (PG), Dwight Lafontaine (SG), Joey Whitmore (SF), Richard Harris (PF), Brandon Delvalle (C) Donald Henrickson, Robert Davenport, Robert Payne, Dave Siler, Brett Lesko | |
| 09:26 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau lays it up and in | 19-17 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | David Flynn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Theriot and he's fouled by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Harris | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-17 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Delvalle | 21-17 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore travels with the ball | 21-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), Akim Zutell (PF) Ariel Conti, Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:10 | Houston | Akim Zutell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dave Siler (PF) Richard Harris | |
| 08:10 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Dave Siler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine lays it in and he's hacked by David Theriot - foul #1 on David Theriot, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG) David Theriot | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eddie Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Lafontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Siler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Delvalle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski is whistled for a carry | 21-20 |
| 07:33 | Central Florida | Ronald Hargrove blocks the short jumper by Dwight Lafontaine | 21-20 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Eddie Gray grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Christopher Dominy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Houston | George McCalpane (SF), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Ronald Hargrove, Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Payne (SF), Brett Lesko (C) Dwight Lafontaine, Brandon Delvalle | |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Dave Siler misses long on a turnaround from close range | 21-20 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Eddie Gray grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Houston | George McCalpane is fouled on the floor by Robert Payne - foul #1 on Robert Payne, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davenport (SG) Dave Siler | |
| 06:29 | Houston | George McCalpane makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:29 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | David Flynn loses the dribble to Eddie Gray | 22-20 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Brett Lesko gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | David Flynn connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Payne | 22-22 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Brett Lesko is called for the reach on George McCalpane - foul #1 on Brett Lesko, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), David Theriot (SG), Akim Zutell (C) Olin Wesolowski, Christopher Dominy, Eddie Gray | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Henrickson (PG), Dwight Lafontaine (SG), Brandon Delvalle (C) David Flynn, Robert Davenport, Joey Whitmore | |
| 05:27 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ariel Conti - foul #1 on Ariel Conti, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (SF) George McCalpane | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 04:45 | Houston | The jump hook by Akim Zutell is blocked by Brett Lesko | 22-23 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Payne | 22-23 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Henrickson | 22-25 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Akim Zutell is hacked by Brandon Delvalle - foul #1 on Brandon Delvalle, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG) Ariel Conti | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Flynn (PG), Joey Whitmore (SF), Dave Siler (PF) Donald Henrickson, Robert Payne, Brett Lesko | |
| 04:15 | Houston | Akim Zutell misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Brandon Delvalle | 22-25 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | David Flynn connects on the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dave Siler - foul #1 on Dave Siler, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG), George McCalpane (SF), Maurice Schweda (C) David Theriot, Ronald Hargrove, Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Olson (SF), Richard Harris (PF) Joey Whitmore, Dave Siler | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice Schweda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dwight Lafontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Olson (fresh) PF - Richard Harris (fresh) C - Brandon Delvalle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Mark Olson is hacked by George McCalpane - foul #1 on George McCalpane, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (PF) Corey Gaudreau | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | David Flynn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Brandon Delvalle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:32 | Houston | George McCalpane hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Dwight Lafontaine - foul #1 on Dwight Lafontaine, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Akim Zutell (PF) Ronald Hargrove | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joey Whitmore (SG), Dave Siler (C) Dwight Lafontaine, Brandon Delvalle | |
| 02:32 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:32 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Richard Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Richard Harris hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Akim Zutell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Olin Wesolowski, George McCalpane, Akim Zutell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | David Flynn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau misses short on a runner from the baseline | 24-31 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mark Olson | 24-31 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Dave Siler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joey Whitmore | 24-34 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Maurice Schweda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Dave Siler - foul #2 on Dave Siler, team foul #12 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Houston | David Theriot (SG) Christopher Dominy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:16 | Houston | Maurice Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Maurice Schweda makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Mark Olson lays it up and in on a great pass from David Flynn | 26-36 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dave Siler - foul #3 on Dave Siler, team foul #13 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), George McCalpane (SF), Eddie Gray (C) Ariel Conti, Ronald Hargrove, Maurice Schweda | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Henrickson (PG), Dwight Lafontaine (SG), Brandon Delvalle (C) David Flynn, Joey Whitmore, Dave Siler | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Brandon Delvalle is blocked by Eddie Gray | 28-36 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Mark Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Payne (SF), Joey Whitmore (PF) Mark Olson, Richard Harris | |
| 00:04 | Houston | George McCalpane hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Olin Wesolowski | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Dwight Lafontaine can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-36 |