| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - Ivan Zrimsek (fresh) PF - John Hartung (fresh) C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Dycus - foul #1 on Terry Dycus, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Henry Day | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Ivan Zrimsek is called for the reach on Eric Henderson - foul #1 on Ivan Zrimsek, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Terry Dycus steals the ball from Jeffrey Chavira | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Cameron Calvin - foul #1 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Kaplowitz and he's hacked by Jay Mattingly - foul #1 on Jay Mattingly, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | John Hartung misses short on a jumper in the paint | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Henry Day is hacked by Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #1 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #2 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Elmer Mount (SF), Chris Macmillan (PF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:46 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek hits a floater from the baseline | 4-10 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the turnaround near the basket | 4-10 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:35 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Day - foul #1 on Henry Day, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Paul Mitchell (C) Cameron Calvin, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (SF) Ivan Zrimsek | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Paul Mitchell is called for the reach on Jay Mattingly - foul #1 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF) Jason Myers, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (SG) Terry Dycus | |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | John Hartung misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly tips it back up and in | 4-12 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fresh) SG - Elmer Mount (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fresh) SF - Randall Hardin (fresh) PF - John Hartung (fairly fresh) C - Jay Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Chris Macmillan | 6-12 |
| 15:42 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Day | 6-15 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza blows the layup but he's hacked by John Hartung - foul #1 on John Hartung, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin is fouled on the floor by Chris Macmillan - foul #1 on Chris Macmillan, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Eric Henderson (C) Elmer Mount, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek (SF) Randall Hardin | |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | John Hartung can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-15 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Zrimsek - foul #2 on Ivan Zrimsek, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Randall Hardin (SF) Timothy Helfrich, Ivan Zrimsek | |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jay Mattingly | 9-15 |
| 14:44 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chavira | 9-15 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is whistled for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (PG), Elmer Mount (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF) Arthur Murff, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Elmer Mount | 9-15 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Myers | 11-15 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Jason Myers takes the ball from Terry Dycus | 11-15 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Myers | 13-15 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jason Myers - foul #1 on Jason Myers, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Chris Macmillan (PF) Cameron Calvin, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (SG), Raul Padilla (SF), Malcolm Whelan (C) Terry Dycus, Randall Hardin, Jay Mattingly | |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Raul Padilla - foul #1 on Raul Padilla, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza (PF) Jason Myers | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:27 | Central Florida | John Hartung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | John Hartung snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-17 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 11:42 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raul Padilla (fresh) PF - John Hartung (tiring) C - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla loses the ball out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Arthur Murff, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Randall Hardin (SF), Jay Mattingly (C) Henry Day, Raul Padilla, John Hartung | |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell buries a runner in the paint set up by Jason Myers and he's hacked by Randall Hardin - foul #1 on Randall Hardin, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:37 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Dycus | 23-20 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira lays it up and in | 25-20 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Dycus | 25-23 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Jay Mattingly picks off the pass by Elmer Mount | 25-23 |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Jason Myers's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Whelan | 25-23 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Mitchell - foul #2 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Jason Myers, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Raul Padilla (SF), John Hartung (PF) Timothy Helfrich, Randall Hardin, Jay Mattingly | |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Chris Macmillan (C) Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (SG), Jay Mattingly (C) Terry Dycus, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | John Hartung comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the floater from the left side | 25-26 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jay Mattingly - foul #2 on Jay Mattingly, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (C) Jay Mattingly | |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Erik Fink (fresh) SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Murff (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raul Padilla (fresh) PF - John Hartung (fairly fresh) C - Randall Hardin (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 26-26 |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Henry Day grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | John Hartung connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Day and he's hacked by Chris Macmillan - foul #2 on Chris Macmillan, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Erik Fink, Cameron Calvin, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) Timothy Helfrich | |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | John Hartung makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Henderson | 28-29 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Arthur Murff steals it from Terry Dycus | 28-29 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses the easy layup | 28-29 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus jams it on a great pass from Henry Day | 28-31 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Randall Hardin | 28-31 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | John Hartung drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Day | 28-33 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount is hacked by Raul Padilla - foul #2 on Raul Padilla, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF) Arthur Murff, Jason Myers, Salvador Esparza | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (PG), Malcolm Whelan (C) Henry Day, Raul Padilla | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:19 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | John Hartung snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus is hacked by Cameron Calvin - foul #2 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza (PF) Cameron Calvin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Esparza | 29-35 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza hits a floater in the paint | 31-35 |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Chris Macmillan (PF), Paul Mitchell (C) Erik Fink, Elmer Mount, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Ivan Zrimsek (SF), Jay Mattingly (C) Terry Dycus, Randall Hardin, John Hartung | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Calvin | 33-35 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ivan Zrimsek (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Henry Day hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #3 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Myers (PG), Arthur Murff (SF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Jeffrey Chavira | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Malcolm Whelan blocks the short jumper by Chris Macmillan | 33-36 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Henry Day grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Paul Mitchell | 35-39 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-39 |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin is hacked by Timothy Helfrich - foul #1 on Timothy Helfrich, team foul #11 | 35-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Jason Myers, Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), John Hartung (PF) Henry Day, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Mount | 35-39 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Timothy Helfrich | 35-39 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | John Hartung hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Eric Henderson - foul #1 on Eric Henderson, team foul #11 | 35-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Fink (PG), Paul Mitchell (PF) Arthur Murff, Chris Macmillan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raul Padilla (SF) Ivan Zrimsek | |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | John Hartung misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 35-41 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | John Hartung gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla loses the dribble to Cameron Calvin | 35-41 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-41 |