| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Green (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann can't finish the layup | 27-31 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Green is blocked by Lawrence McCorkle | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | David Blodgett is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-31 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (C) Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | John Davis lays it in | 27-33 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chuck Mann - foul #2 on Chuck Mann, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Steve Curtis (SF), Darrell Morgan (C) George Moore, William Turner, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle is hacked by Howard Lesperance in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF) Randy Tittle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gaskins (SF) Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | David Blodgett lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucio Valdez | 29-35 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | John Jennings steals it from Chuck Mann | 29-35 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the finger roll | 31-35 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | James Gaskins is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF) John Jennings, Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), Rickey Saxon (SG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), Michael Powell (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, David Blodgett, James Gaskins, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 16:37 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Michael Powell gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon is fouled on the floor by William Turner - foul #1 on William Turner, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Russell | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Saxon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Robert Hall (SF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, William Turner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG) Rickey Saxon | |
| 15:21 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall misses the dunk but he's fouled by Lawrence McCorkle - foul #3 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (C) Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), James Gaskins (C) Michael Russell, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Lawrence McCorkle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chuck Mann (C) Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Michael Powell misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Curtis | 38-40 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Robert Hall swats the shot by Lucio Valdez | 38-40 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Lesperance | 40-40 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | David Blodgett buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lucio Valdez | 40-43 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green hits the finger roll set up by John Jennings | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | David Blodgett is hacked by Steve Curtis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Curtis, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (C) John Jennings, Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, James Gaskins, Michael Powell, Chuck Mann | |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | Michael Russell drills a driving attempt near the basket | 42-47 |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randy Tittle | 44-47 |
| 11:51 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Lesperance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Russell - foul #2 on Michael Russell, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Rickey Saxon (SG) Michael Russell, David Blodgett | |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Michael McConnaughy | 44-47 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon is hacked by Randy Tittle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Tittle, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence McCorkle | 44-51 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is denied on a layup by John Davis | 44-51 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by John McAbier | 46-51 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez blows the dunk | 46-51 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner buries a jumper in the paint set up by John McAbier | 48-53 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #4 on Randy Tittle, team foul #9 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF), Steve Curtis (C) John McAbier, Randy Tittle, William Turner, Ryan Green, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG), Michael Russell (SF), James Gaskins (PF), Chuck Mann (C) Lucio Valdez, Lawrence McCorkle, John Davis, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Michael Russell - foul #3 on Michael Russell, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Powell (PF) Rickey Saxon | |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Curtis | 50-54 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | George Moore picks off the pass by Michael Powell in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore hits the finger roll | 52-54 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the floater from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (C) Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon (PG) James Gaskins | |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Howard Lesperance picks off the pass by Michael Russell in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Moore | 55-56 |
| 08:14 | Central Florida | Robert Hall picks off the pass by David Blodgett in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Michael Russell snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | George Moore picks off the pass by Michael Russell in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | David Blodgett pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Michael Powell's pass is intercepted by Howard Lesperance | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Lesperance (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Darrell Morgan (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rickey Saxon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Blodgett - foul #2 on David Blodgett, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Steve Curtis (C) George Moore, Robert Hall, Howard Lesperance, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), James Gaskins (SF), John Davis (PF) Rickey Saxon, Michael Russell, Michael Powell | |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | David Blodgett buries a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner is hacked by David Blodgett - foul #3 on David Blodgett, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) John Jennings | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon (SG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), Michael McConnaughy (C) David Blodgett, James Gaskins, Chuck Mann | |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon's pass is intercepted by Randy Tittle in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier blows the layup | 57-59 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | John Davis snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | John Davis is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Green - foul #1 on Ryan Green, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (PF), Darrell Morgan (C) Ryan Green, Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Rickey Saxon | 57-60 |
| 05:26 | Central Florida | Randy Tittle picks off the pass by John Davis in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lucio Valdez - foul #1 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Steve Curtis (SG) John McAbier, Randy Tittle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Cannon (PG), David Blodgett (SG), Michael Powell (PF), James Gaskins (C) Lucio Valdez, Rickey Saxon, John Davis, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | David Blodgett is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Powell | 59-62 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF), Ryan Green (PF) William Turner, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), Chuck Mann (C) William Cannon, Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | James Gaskins connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Russell | 59-64 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), John Jennings (SG) George Moore, Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG) James Gaskins | |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the runner from close range but the foul's on David Blodgett - foul #4 on David Blodgett, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (C) Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy (PF) Michael Russell | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Green (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 20 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Michael Powell is hacked by Robert Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #12 | 59-64 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Michael Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Michael Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan is hacked by Chuck Mann - foul #3 on Chuck Mann, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), William Turner (SF) John McAbier, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF) Michael Powell, Chuck Mann | |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | John Davis grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | John Davis's pass is intercepted by George Moore in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jennings | 61-66 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #2 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Howard Lesperance (PF), Steve Curtis (C) John Jennings, Ryan Green, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Saxon (PG), William Cannon (SG) Lucio Valdez, David Blodgett | |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Howard Lesperance | 64-67 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF) Randy Tittle, William Turner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), David Blodgett (SG), Chuck Mann (C) Rickey Saxon, William Cannon, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | David Blodgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Blodgett steps in front of the Steve Curtis pass | 64-67 |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Lawrence McCorkle - foul #4 on Robert Hall, team foul #14 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Darrell Morgan (C) John Jennings, Robert Hall, Howard Lesperance, Steve Curtis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | David Blodgett snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-69 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle grabs the board | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Mann is called for the reach on Ryan Green - foul #4 on Chuck Mann, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | David Blodgett is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #5 on Randy Tittle, team foul #15 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG) Randy Tittle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steve Curtis | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann gets the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann is fouled on the floor by Steve Curtis - foul #3 on Steve Curtis, team foul #16 | 68-70 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Curtis (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Green (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence McCorkle - foul #4 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #11 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF) William Turner, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is hacked by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #17 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), John Jennings (SG) George Moore, Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gaskins (SF) Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall grabs the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is hacked by Chuck Mann - foul #5 on Chuck Mann, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) John McAbier | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (SF), Michael McConnaughy (C) John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Michael Russell is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #5 on Robert Hall, team foul #18 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), William Turner (SF) Steve Curtis, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Michael Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John McAbier | 76-74 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | David Blodgett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #19 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Darrell Morgan (C) John McAbier, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF) Lucio Valdez, James Gaskins | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Moore | 78-75 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (C) Darrell Morgan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), James Gaskins (C) Michael Russell, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | David Blodgett double dribbles | 78-75 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 78-75 |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 78-75 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | James Gaskins is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Lesperance | 80-75 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | George Moore picks off the pass by Lawrence McCorkle in the backcourt | 80-75 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Lucio Valdez - foul #2 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF), Darrell Morgan (C) John Jennings, Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Gaskins misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Green (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Darrell Morgan (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gaskins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Valdez - foul #3 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (SF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | John Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-75 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the board | 82-75 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Lucio Valdez is called for the reach on Darrell Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #15 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | James Gaskins snags the defensive board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | James Gaskins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle grabs the offensive board | 83-75 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | John Davis snags the offensive board | 83-75 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Turner (SF) Ryan Green | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is hacked by Lucio Valdez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #16 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG) Lucio Valdez | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | James Gaskins grabs the board | 84-78 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | David Blodgett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) William Turner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McCorkle - foul #5 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #17 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy (C) Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), William Turner (SF) John Jennings, Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | David Blodgett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-78 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green pulls down the rebound | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore runs out the clock | 86-78 |