| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - William Kimzey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | William Kimzey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Bigham | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Kimzey and he's hacked by Leo Gilbert - foul #1 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | William Kimzey is called for the reach on Trey Hill - foul #1 on William Kimzey, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | Trey Hill clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert's pass is intercepted by George Parker | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits a floater from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | George Parker misses the floater from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn's fadeaway is rejected by George Parker | 0-7 |
| 17:09 | Central Florida | Trey Hill tips it in | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Wayne Barber is called for the reach on James Bigham - foul #1 on Wayne Barber, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Terry Fite (PF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, James Bigham, George Parker, William Kimzey | |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Terry Fite's floater is tipped away by William Clark | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn can't tip it in | 2-7 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Comerford | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Terry Fite is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Fite, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills grabs the board | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) PF - Terry Fite (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-10 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert is hacked by Kendall Bills - foul #1 on Kendall Bills, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG), Damek Jorovic (SF), David Mercer (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Wayne Barber, William Clark, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Terry Fite, Tim Carriere | |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | David Mercer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's floater is knocked away by David Mercer | 2-10 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | James Bigham clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on David Mercer - foul #1 on David Mercer, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG) Leo Gilbert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | James Bigham steps in front of the William Givens pass | 2-11 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | George Parker buries a runner from the right block set up by Peter Leduc | 2-13 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | David Mercer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #4 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, Damek Jorovic, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) George Parker | |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | David Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Bigham and he's hacked by Wayne Barber - foul #2 on Wayne Barber, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Damek Jorovic (PF) Wayne Barber, David Mercer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SG), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the free throw | 4-16 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | William Clark banks in the layup set up by William Givens | 6-16 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Bigham | 6-19 |
| 12:09 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-19 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-19 |
| 11:48 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Clark | 11-19 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the jumper from the right wing set up by James Bigham | 11-21 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | William Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | William Clark grabs the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Hux (SG), David Mercer (SF), Trey Hill (PF) William Givens, William Clark, Damek Jorovic | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, James Bigham, Terry Fite, Tim Carriere | |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford loses the dribble to Donald Hux | 11-21 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | David Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | William Kimzey snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jim Tracy, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Damek Jorovic (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Donald Hux, David Mercer, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kendall Bills (SF) Jim Comerford | |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | Trey Hill is hacked by George Parker - foul #2 on George Parker, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) George Parker | |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Tracy | 11-21 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-21 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG) Alton Hargreaves | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | William Kimzey steals the ball from Daniel Woodward | 11-21 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is hacked by Daniel Woodward - foul #1 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Carl Wellborn (C) Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SG), James Bigham (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Jim Tracy, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is fouled on the floor by Damek Jorovic - foul #1 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Mercer (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) William Clark, Damek Jorovic | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Terry Fite | |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 07:45 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Givens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jim Comerford (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | William Givens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 07:25 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert can't tip it in | 11-21 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-21 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stapleton | 11-21 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | David Mercer is hacked by Jim Comerford - foul #1 on Jim Comerford, team foul #7 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SG), Trey Hill (PF) William Givens, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | David Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Comerford | 11-24 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | David Mercer's layup is rejected by Jim Comerford | 11-24 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | James Bigham knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Plummer | 11-27 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-27 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford grabs the board | 11-27 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Trey Hill is called for the reach on James Bigham - foul #1 on Trey Hill, team foul #7 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Clark (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) David Mercer, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) Jim Comerford | |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | James Bigham misses the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Kimzey | 11-27 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is called for traveling | 11-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Kendall Bills (SF) Victor Plummer, James Bigham | |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Leo Gilbert | 13-27 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-30 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 15-30 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | William Clark steals the ball from Kendall Bills | 15-30 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | Trey Hill connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leo Gilbert | 17-30 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is fouled on the floor by Leo Gilbert - foul #2 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #8 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), David Mercer (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Leo Gilbert, Damek Jorovic, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), James Bigham (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | David Mercer snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | William Clark misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Wellborn | 17-30 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | David Mercer knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - William Givens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fairly fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tim Carriere - foul #1 on Tim Carriere, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, William Clark | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), George Parker (PF) Victor Plummer, Jim Tracy, Terry Fite | |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SF) Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Kimzey (C) Tim Carriere | |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Damek Jorovic steals the ball from George Parker | 23-32 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber lays it in set up by Damek Jorovic | 25-32 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | George Parker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Leo Gilbert - foul #3 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Damek Jorovic, David Mercer, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kendall Bills (SF) James Bigham | |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | George Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | William Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jim Comerford - foul #2 on Jim Comerford, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Daniel Woodward picks off the pass by William Kimzey | 27-33 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | William Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | William Kimzey snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Trey Hill gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Givens | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Givens - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Damek Jorovic (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Wayne Barber, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (PF) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, George Parker | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |