| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Reith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Yong Yen inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Marshall | William Reith's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Bieker | 34-29 |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | Justin Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Erwin Butler is fouled on the floor by Terry Long - foul #1 on Terry Long, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | Marshall | Joseph Bieker denies the turnaround by Justin Jones | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:22 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker lays it in | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Marshall | William Reith misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 18:01 | Marshall | William Reith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Yong Yen is fouled on the floor by Steven Bujnowski - foul #1 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:32 | Marshall | Timothy Johnson takes the ball from William Reith | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Terry Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG) Erwin Butler | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG), Kevin Boardman (SF), Horace Fleming (PF) Corey Whitney, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Marshall | Charles Matias misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:47 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Kevin Boardman | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Yong Yen scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Matias and he's fouled by Kevin Boardman - foul #2 on Kevin Boardman, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Paul Pitts (SG), Patrick Ryan (PF), Charles Cox (C) David Cates, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF) Terry Long, Horace Fleming, Joseph Bieker | |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Yong Yen makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak is fouled on the floor by Paul Pitts - foul #1 on Paul Pitts, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Michael Young (SF) Paul Pitts, Yong Yen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG) Clifton Walkowiak | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Whitney | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Matias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lamar (fresh) SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Boardman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Marshall | Erwin Butler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Matias | 40-35 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson loses the dribble to Patrick Ryan | 40-35 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | Corey Whitney steals it from Michael Young | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson | 40-37 |
| 14:08 | Marshall | Michael Young misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:06 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | Charles Cox is called for a backcourt violation | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF), William Reith (C) Erwin Butler, Charles Matias, Michael Young, Patrick Ryan, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Clifton Walkowiak (SF), Horace Fleming (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Corey Whitney, Thomas Lamar, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson, Kevin Boardman | |
| 13:35 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 13:35 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Robert Halton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Yong Yen | 42-39 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Terry Long comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak misses the tip | 42-39 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Robert Halton pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:25 | Marshall | David Cates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:23 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak is fouled on the floor by Robert Halton - foul #4 on Robert Halton, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG) Robert Halton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Yong Yen can't throw it down but the foul's on Clifton Walkowiak - foul #2 on Clifton Walkowiak, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG) Charles Matias | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF) Clifton Walkowiak, Horace Fleming | |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Yong Yen makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Yong Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Reith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson blows the dunk | 44-41 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Erwin Butler snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:17 | Marshall | Terry Long is called for the reach on Erwin Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Long, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| 11:03 | Marshall | Erwin Butler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:45 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Terry Long snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Yong Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 10:01 | Marshall | William Reith tips it in | 46-43 |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Long | 46-45 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Erwin Butler loses the dribble to Terry Long in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Terry Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bieker | 46-45 |
| 09:11 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Matias (PG), Paul Pitts (SG), Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF), Charles Cox (C) Erwin Butler, David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Thomas Lamar (SG), Kevin Boardman (SF), Horace Fleming (PF), James Branscome (C) Terry Long, Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Michael Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Horace Fleming - foul #2 on Horace Fleming, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:58 | Marshall | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Whitney | 48-48 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | Michael Young misses long on a shot from the right block | 48-48 |
| 08:21 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to James Branscome | 48-48 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman is hacked by Michael Young - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Halton (PG), David Cates (SG), Justin Jones (PF) Charles Matias, Paul Pitts, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Thomas Lamar, Kevin Boardman, Horace Fleming, James Branscome | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Patrick Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Michael Young | 48-48 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | David Cates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Steven Bujnowski - foul #2 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Yong Yen (SF), William Reith (C) Michael Young, Patrick Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG) Corey Whitney | |
| 07:10 | Marshall | David Cates misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard loses the dribble to David Cates | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Yong Yen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Long | 49-50 |
| 06:10 | Marshall | Robert Halton's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Johnson | 49-50 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Blanchard | 49-52 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | William Reith makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Halton | 51-52 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Bujnowski | 51-55 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Yong Yen is fouled on the floor by Steven Bujnowski - foul #3 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (SG) David Cates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Thomas Lamar (SG), Kevin Boardman (SF), Horace Fleming (PF), James Branscome (C) Terry Long, Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Yong Yen misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming hits a jumpshot from the right side | 51-57 |
| 04:55 | Marshall | Robert Halton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF) Yong Yen, Justin Jones | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman is fouled on the floor by Michael Young - foul #2 on Michael Young, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Lamar and he's hacked by William Reith - foul #2 on William Reith, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Cox (C) William Reith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:23 | Marshall | Michael Young slams it home | 53-60 |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Lamar | 53-62 |
| 03:52 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan misses the easy layup | 53-62 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | James Branscome snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Robert Halton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erwin Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Boardman (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Horace Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Branscome (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Cates (SG), Yong Yen (SF), Justin Jones (PF), William Reith (C) Erwin Butler, Michael Young, Patrick Ryan, Charles Cox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Corey Whitney, Thomas Lamar, Kevin Boardman, Horace Fleming, James Branscome | |
| 03:26 | Marshall | Terry Long steps in front of the Robert Halton pass | 53-65 |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Terry Long hits the finger roll | 53-67 |
| 03:09 | Marshall | Robert Halton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | William Reith is called for the reach on Terry Long - foul #3 on William Reith, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Marshall | Erwin Butler (PG), Charles Matias (SG), Michael Young (SF), Patrick Ryan (PF), Charles Cox (C) Robert Halton, David Cates, Yong Yen, Justin Jones, William Reith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Thomas Lamar (SF), Kevin Boardman (PF), Horace Fleming (C) Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Erwin Butler is hacked by Corey Whitney - foul #3 on Corey Whitney, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Branscome (C) Terry Long | |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Erwin Butler makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Erwin Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-69 |
| 02:06 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:00 | Marshall | Thomas Lamar steps in front of the Erwin Butler pass | 55-69 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Horace Fleming is blocked by Charles Cox | 55-69 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming tips it home | 55-71 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | Michael Young comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-71 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | James Branscome pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman can't throw it down but he's hacked by Charles Matias - foul #1 on Charles Matias, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:55 | Marshall | Charles Cox gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Marshall | Michael Young scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Cox | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-72 |
| 00:22 | Marshall | Charles Cox grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Patrick Ryan connects on the shot from the right block set up by Erwin Butler | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney runs out the clock | 59-72 |