| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Herbert Sales (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) SF - Joseph Kirksey (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fresh) C - Justin Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey misses the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Marshall | Todd Hansen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ward Winburn - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Justin Webster pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Justin Webster is hacked by Lawrence Henry - foul #1 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Robert Smith is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Sales misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Merchant - foul #1 on Richard Merchant, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Sales makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Sales makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Merchant | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Richard Merchant gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Robert Smith comes up short on the floater from the right block | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Herbert Sales | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Justin Webster drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Joseph Kirksey | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | Marshall | Justin Webster picks off the pass by Richard Merchant | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Herbert Sales (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Kirksey (fairly fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) C - Justin Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Herman Peace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey tips it home | 5-8 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Richard Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Brian Razo (SF), Bobby Madison (C) Ward Winburn, Robert Smith, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Willie Smalls (SG), Arthur Rush (SF), Marvin Irby (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Herbert Sales, Charles Schwenk, Joseph Kirksey, Herman Peace, Justin Webster | |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-8 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:31 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Willie Smalls | 5-11 |
| 14:11 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry's floater is tipped away by Marvin Irby | 5-11 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Arthur Rush | 5-14 |
| 13:58 | Marshall | Richard Merchant travels in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Richard Merchant, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Sales (PG) Jonathan Lott | |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-14 |
| 13:23 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 5-14 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Brian Razo pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | Robert Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-14 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Willie Smalls | 5-14 |
| 12:45 | Marshall | Brian Razo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 7-14 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-14 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | Brian Razo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Herbert Sales is called for the reach on Stephen Duckworth - foul #1 on Herbert Sales, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Lawrence Henry (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Robert Smith, Brian Razo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Joseph Kirksey (SF), Herman Peace (PF), Justin Webster (C) Willie Smalls, Arthur Rush, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 11:53 | Marshall | Ward Winburn's pass is intercepted by Charles Schwenk | 7-14 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Herbert Sales lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Bobby Madison (fresh) PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Herbert Sales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kirksey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Peace (fresh) C - Justin Webster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Marshall | Herman Peace is called for the reach on Lawrence Henry - foul #1 on Herman Peace, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (SF) Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:15 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry drills a runner from close range set up by Ward Winburn | 9-16 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 9-18 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-18 |
| 10:28 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Justin Webster - foul #1 on Justin Webster, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Razo (SF), Bobby Madison (PF) Robert Smith, Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG) Herbert Sales | |
| 10:04 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:04 | Marshall | Todd Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Justin Webster misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Marshall | Richard Merchant gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:33 | Marshall | Brian Razo drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Razo - foul #1 on Brian Razo, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:55 | Marshall | Joseph Kirksey is called for the reach on Brian Razo - foul #1 on Joseph Kirksey, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Lawrence Henry (PF) Ward Winburn, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Sales (PG), Marvin Irby (SF) Charles Schwenk, Joseph Kirksey | |
| 08:39 | Marshall | Richard Merchant drills a shot from the right side | 15-20 |
| 08:16 | Central Florida | Justin Webster misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:14 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:10 | Marshall | Brian Razo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Marvin Irby - foul #1 on Marvin Irby, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Robert Smith (SF) Stephen Duckworth | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Herman Peace, Justin Webster | |
| 08:10 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:10 | Marshall | Brian Razo misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:55 | Central Florida | Herbert Sales can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 07:35 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Madison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Herbert Sales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Irby (fresh) C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Marshall | Richard Merchant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:19 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Rush - foul #1 on Arthur Rush, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Todd Hansen (C) Richard Merchant, Brian Razo, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Joseph Kirksey (SF), Herman Peace (PF), Justin Webster (C) Willie Smalls, Arthur Rush, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:32 | Marshall | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Herman Peace buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Sales | 19-23 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Justin Webster grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is hacked by Lawrence Henry - foul #2 on Lawrence Henry, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG) Lawrence Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG) Herbert Sales | |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 05:29 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kirksey - foul #2 on Joseph Kirksey, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Bobby Madison (SF) Daniel Twilley, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Marvin Irby (SF) Jonathan Lott, Joseph Kirksey | |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:06 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby is fouled on the floor by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Razo (SF) Stephen Duckworth | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Sales (PG) Willie Smalls | |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Justin Webster scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Sales | 21-25 |
| 04:24 | Marshall | Ward Winburn knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Brian Razo | 23-25 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Todd Hansen steals it from Justin Webster | 23-25 |
| 03:59 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses badly on a runner from the right block | 23-25 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marvin Irby | 23-25 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Justin Webster knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Sales | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Razo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Herbert Sales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Webster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the dunk | 23-27 |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | Justin Webster grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Herman Peace blows the layup | 23-27 |
| 03:00 | Marshall | Todd Hansen pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:42 | Marshall | Brian Razo double dribbles | 23-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Lawrence Henry (PF) Ward Winburn, Brian Razo, Bobby Madison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (SG), Joseph Kirksey (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Charles Schwenk, Herman Peace, Justin Webster | |
| 02:28 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby can't throw it down | 23-27 |
| 02:26 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | Todd Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Herbert Sales | |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randy Lesher (SG) Richard Merchant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:55 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 01:36 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Joseph Kirksey snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Robert Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 00:58 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Smalls | 23-29 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Irby - foul #2 on Marvin Irby, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Bobby Madison (C) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Todd Hansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herbert Sales (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Herman Peace (PF), Justin Webster (C) Willie Smalls, Arthur Rush, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:51 | Marshall | Lawrence Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Herman Peace is whistled for a carry | 24-29 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Ward Winburn scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-29 |