| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Zelaya (fresh) SG - Michael Penny (fresh) SF - William Allen (fresh) PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) C - Franklin Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | William Allen clanks a runner from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's layup is rejected by Shane Schneider | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Shane Schneider | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | David Zelaya buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Allen | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses short on a runner from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Central Florida | Michael Penny can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | David Zelaya buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Allen and he's fouled by Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | David Zelaya makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall drills a shot from the baseline set up by Kelly Duncan | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | David Zelaya comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Central Florida | William Allen grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | William Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Dixon | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Vernon Anspach (SF), Joseph Dahlin (PF), Fritz Crystal (C) David Zelaya, Michael Penny, William Allen, Shane Schneider, Franklin Butler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elias Dorsey (PG), Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elias Dorsey - foul #1 on Elias Dorsey, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a jumper in the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) PF - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) C - Fritz Crystal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Elias Dorsey (fresh) SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Mariotti (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:28 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | The jump hook by William Mariotti is blocked by Fritz Crystal | 9-4 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Fritz Crystal | 11-4 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | William Mariotti lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Elias Dorsey and he's hacked by Fritz Crystal - foul #1 on Fritz Crystal, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), Michael Penny (SG), William Allen (SF) Mauro Rizzo, Curt Bester, Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), James Simmons (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Elias Dorsey, Thomas Hicks, Josiah Poole | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Central Florida | William Allen scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Zelaya | 13-7 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Marshall | 13-9 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | William Mariotti is called for the reach on Michael Penny - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Joseph Dahlin, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) William Mariotti | |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Kelly Duncan steals it from David Zelaya | 13-9 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Anspach | 13-9 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Simmons | 13-11 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | David Zelaya buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Penny | 15-11 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Vernon Anspach is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Vernon Anspach, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Joseph Dahlin (PF), Franklin Butler (C) David Zelaya, Michael Penny, William Allen, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) PF - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 4 reb. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:46 | Central Florida | Franklin Butler misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | William Mariotti pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | William Mariotti's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Allen (SF) Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Curt Bester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG) Mauro Rizzo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Roger Dixon | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan is hacked by David Zelaya - foul #1 on David Zelaya, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (PF) Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | William Allen is called for the reach on Josiah Poole - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SG) Curt Bester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) William Mariotti | |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is fouled on the floor by David Zelaya - foul #2 on David Zelaya, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Fritz Crystal (C) David Zelaya, Franklin Butler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (SF) William Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Vernon Anspach | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #1 on Shane Schneider, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin (PF) Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF) Thomas Hicks, Malcolm Callaghan | |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Mark Marshall steps in front of the Michael Penny pass | 17-17 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall lays it up and in | 17-19 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 17-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Franklin Butler (C) Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by William Mariotti - foul #2 on William Mariotti, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - Vernon Anspach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (PF) Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Vernon Anspach - foul #2 on Vernon Anspach, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SF) Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Thomas Hicks | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider clanks a shot from the left side | 19-21 |
| 06:52 | Central Florida | Franklin Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo blows the layup | 19-21 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Franklin Butler misses the dunk | 19-21 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Mauro Rizzo takes the ball from Roger Dixon | 19-21 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo double dribbles | 19-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), William Allen (SF), Fritz Crystal (C) Mauro Rizzo, Curt Bester, Franklin Butler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) William Mariotti | |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon's pass is intercepted by Michael Penny | 19-21 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | William Allen is hacked by Josiah Poole - foul #1 on Josiah Poole, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin (PF) Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Josiah Poole | |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | William Allen steals the ball from James Simmons | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Michael Penny is fouled on the floor by Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG) Michael Penny | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG) Kelly Duncan | |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | James Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (PF), Franklin Butler (C) Joseph Dahlin, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester is hacked by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF) James Simmons | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Franklin Butler grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | David Zelaya clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Curt Bester pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Zelaya (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) SF - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Schneider (fresh) 3 reb. C - Franklin Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | David Zelaya makes the 3 from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Marshall | 26-26 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider is hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Michael Penny (SG), Vernon Anspach (SF), Fritz Crystal (C) David Zelaya, Curt Bester, William Allen, Franklin Butler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (C) Thomas Hicks, Josiah Poole, Ralph Harrison | |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider's pass is intercepted by James Simmons | 27-26 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Vernon Anspach | 27-26 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Mauro Rizzo picks off the pass by Mark Marshall in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Mauro Rizzo | 29-26 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Marshall out of a doubleteam | 29-28 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | James Simmons steals it from Fritz Crystal | 29-28 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | William Mariotti shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Michael Penny is called for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), Curt Bester (SG), William Allen (SF), Joseph Dahlin (PF), Franklin Butler (C) Mauro Rizzo, Michael Penny, Vernon Anspach, Shane Schneider, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) James Simmons, Roger Dixon | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | William Mariotti evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-28 |