| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Abraham Triplett and the foul's on Victor Payne - foul #1 on Victor Payne, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski misses the free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Peter Anderson | 33-25 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Peter Anderson, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson (PF) Peter Anderson | |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses the dunk attempt | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 33-27 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Terry Long scores on a shot from the left side set up by Charles Blanchard | 35-27 |
| 17:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is hacked by Terry Long - foul #3 on Terry Long, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG) Terry Long | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:12 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney connects on the floater from the right side set up by Steven Bujnowski | 37-27 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson can't finish the layup | 37-27 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | Bruce Lumpkin steals it from Corey Whitney | 37-27 |
| 16:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Abraham Triplett blocks the jumper by John Hill | 37-27 |
| 16:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne tips it home | 37-29 |
| 15:51 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 15:49 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Victor Payne | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Bieker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Ned (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Abraham Triplett takes the ball from Ronald Gustafson | 37-29 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 14:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | Ronald Gustafson steps in front of the Steven Bujnowski pass | 40-31 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson lays it in set up by John Hill | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Thomas Lamar (SG), Thomas Cash (SF), Horace Fleming (PF), James Branscome (C) Corey Whitney, Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett, Joseph Bieker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Jonathon Reichert (SG), Larry McDougald (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Christopher Reder (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Victor Payne, Ronald Gustafson, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming can't finish the layup but the foul's on Peter Anderson - foul #4 on Peter Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton (C) Peter Anderson | |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | James Branscome misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Timothy Henton - foul #1 on Timothy Henton, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | James Branscome makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | James Branscome makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Henton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 11:45 | Central Florida | Larry McDougald steals it from Thomas Cash | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cash (fresh) PF - James Branscome (fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McDougald (fresh) PF - Christopher Reder (fresh) C - Timothy Henton (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar grabs the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Thomas Cash hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | Terry Long tips it home | 46-33 |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-33 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | James Branscome snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Timothy Henton is called for the reach on Horace Fleming - foul #2 on Timothy Henton, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Terry Long, Thomas Lamar, Thomas Cash, James Branscome, Horace Fleming | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Ronald Gustafson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Cottone, Jonathon Reichert, Larry McDougald, Christopher Reder, Timothy Henton | |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Blanchard and he's hacked by John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Victor Payne steps in front of the Abraham Triplett pass | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-35 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Bujnowski swats the shot by John Hill | 52-35 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Lumpkin | 52-35 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Hill and the foul's on Abraham Triplett - foul #2 on Abraham Triplett, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Thomas Lamar (SF), Horace Fleming (PF) Corey Whitney, Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (SG), Peter Anderson (PF) Ronald Ned, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Victor Payne blocks the jumper by Thomas Lamar | 52-38 |
| 07:27 | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Horace Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cottone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Lumpkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson hits the finger roll | 52-40 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Terry Long | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Terry Long loses the dribble to Victor Payne | 54-40 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Lamar - foul #2 on Thomas Lamar, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF), James Branscome (C) Charles Blanchard, Thomas Lamar, Horace Fleming, Joseph Bieker | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert (SG), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Hill, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | James Branscome drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Terry Long | 56-42 |
| 04:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 04:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert tips it home | 56-44 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Terry Long loses the dribble to Ronald Gustafson | 56-44 |
| 04:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne is whistled for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Cash (SG), Joseph Bieker (C) Terry Long, James Branscome | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG), Christopher Reder (C) John Cottone, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 56-44 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker snags the offensive board | 56-44 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG) Thomas Cash | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Reder banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski banks in the layup set up by Charles Blanchard | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Ned (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Reder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jonathon Reichert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ned - foul #2 on Ronald Ned, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Thomas Lamar (SF), Horace Fleming (PF) Corey Whitney, Steven Bujnowski, Abraham Triplett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Cottone (PG), Larry McDougald (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF), Bruce Lumpkin (C) John Hill, Ronald Ned, Jonathon Reichert, Ronald Gustafson, Christopher Reder | |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:29 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson misses the jumper from the right side | 60-49 |
| 02:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 02:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne lays it up and in set up by Larry McDougald | 60-51 |
| 02:08 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski (SF), Abraham Triplett (PF) Thomas Lamar, Horace Fleming | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Ronald Ned (SG) John Cottone, Larry McDougald | |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Long | 62-51 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Bieker swats the dunk try by Victor Payne | 62-51 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Terry Long comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-51 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Ned scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Hill | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Abraham Triplett | 66-53 |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne misses the lay-in | 66-53 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Abraham Triplett gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Terry Long runs out the clock | 66-53 |