| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Summy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Copeland (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | The jumper by John Davis is denied by Kong Chiou | 31-36 |
| 19:33 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:11 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis is fouled on the floor by Freddy Copeland - foul #2 on Freddy Copeland, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | Holy Cross | Lucio Valdez steals it from Eddie Summy | 31-36 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez lays it in | 31-38 |
| 18:41 | Holy Cross | John Davis swats the shot by Zhuang Hong | 31-38 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCorkle | 31-38 |
| 18:24 | Central Florida | John Davis is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Freddy Copeland | 31-40 |
| 17:57 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses the dunk | 31-40 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:48 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 17:42 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Galaz and the foul's on Lawrence McCorkle - foul #1 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (SG), Horace Burnell (SF), Stephen Stauffer (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Richard Galaz, Eddie Summy, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Omar Neal (PG), William Cannon (SG), Michael Powell (SF), James Gaskins (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, Freddy Copeland, Lawrence McCorkle, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 17:42 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | James Gaskins grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Omar Neal misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:34 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:15 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 17:13 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:08 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-40 |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | James Gaskins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Omar Neal is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:32 | Central Florida | James Gaskins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 16:31 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 16:12 | Holy Cross | Michael McConnaughy is called for the reach on Albert Bowman - foul #1 on Michael McConnaughy, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Timothy Caver (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Zhuang Hong, Albert Bowman, Horace Burnell, Stephen Stauffer, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), Chuck Mann (C) Omar Neal, Michael Powell, James Gaskins | |
| 15:54 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou loses the dribble to Lawrence McCorkle | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) SG - Richard Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Caver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is hacked by Anthony Mathis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland (SG), John Davis (PF) William Cannon, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 15:38 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 15:20 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | Anthony Mathis steps in front of the Lawrence McCorkle pass | 35-40 |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | Richard Galaz is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Eddie Summy (SF), Horace Burnell (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Damien Pullins, Timothy Caver, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Cannon (SG), Michael Powell (SF), James Gaskins (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Freddy Copeland, Lawrence McCorkle, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Albert Bowman picks off the pass by William Cannon in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 14:05 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:04 | Central Florida | Michael Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | William Cannon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 13:47 | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:21 | Holy Cross | James Gaskins steals it from Horace Burnell | 35-40 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | James Gaskins can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 35-40 |
| 12:59 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 12:39 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-40 |
| 12:38 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Cannon | 37-42 |
| 12:06 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman is fouled on the floor by James Gaskins - foul #2 on James Gaskins, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Damien Pullins (SG), Stephen Stauffer (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Albert Bowman, Richard Galaz, Eddie Summy, Horace Burnell, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Omar Neal (PG), Freddy Copeland (SG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), John Davis (PF), Chuck Mann (C) Lucio Valdez, William Cannon, Michael Powell, James Gaskins, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Anthony Mathis | 39-42 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 11:37 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer grabs the board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Zhuang Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damien Pullins (fresh) SF - Stephen Stauffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kong Chiou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Omar Neal (fresh) SG - Freddy Copeland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kong Chiou | 41-42 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 10:40 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer is hacked by Lawrence McCorkle - foul #2 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver (SF) Stephen Stauffer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Powell (SG) Freddy Copeland | |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Powell - foul #2 on Michael Powell, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy (SF) Damien Pullins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Richard McCalley (SF) Omar Neal, Lawrence McCorkle | |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | John Davis knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Chuck Mann | 42-47 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kong Chiou | 44-47 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Richard McCalley travels in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy (PF) John Davis | |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael McConnaughy - foul #2 on Michael McConnaughy, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SG), Stephen Stauffer (SF) Timothy Caver, Eddie Summy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Omar Neal (PG), William Cannon (SG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF) Lucio Valdez, Michael Powell, Richard McCalley | |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:15 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 09:00 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:38 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 08:37 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | Stephen Stauffer scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Damien Pullins | 49-47 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:53 | Central Florida | Omar Neal scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chuck Mann | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | Holy Cross | Lawrence McCorkle steals the ball from Albert Bowman | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damien Pullins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Stauffer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mathis (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kong Chiou (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Omar Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Damien Pullins picks off the pass by Lawrence McCorkle in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman drills a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | William Cannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 07:02 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:38 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Stephen Stauffer steps in front of the Lawrence McCorkle pass | 54-50 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCorkle | 54-50 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Eddie Summy (SF), Horace Burnell (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Albert Bowman, Damien Pullins, Stephen Stauffer, Anthony Mathis, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Freddy Copeland (SG), Michael Powell (SF), John Davis (PF), James Gaskins (C) Omar Neal, William Cannon, Lawrence McCorkle, Michael McConnaughy, Chuck Mann | |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | James Gaskins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucio Valdez | 54-53 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Gaskins - foul #3 on James Gaskins, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Horace Burnell is called for the reach on Lucio Valdez - foul #1 on Horace Burnell, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| 04:45 | Central Florida | John Davis scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Lucio Valdez | 56-55 |
| 04:29 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Gaskins - foul #4 on James Gaskins, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver (SF), Anthony Mathis (PF) Eddie Summy, Horace Burnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard McCalley (SF), Chuck Mann (C) Freddy Copeland, James Gaskins | |
| 04:29 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:29 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Zhuang Hong is called for the reach on Michael Powell - foul #2 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (PG), Kong Chiou (C) Zhuang Hong, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle (SF) Richard McCalley | |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | Michael Powell gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle's pass is intercepted by Richard Galaz | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Galaz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Caver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Mathis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kong Chiou (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Holy Cross | Timothy Caver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy (SF), Horace Burnell (C) Richard Galaz, Kong Chiou | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Omar Neal (PG), William Cannon (SG), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lucio Valdez, Michael Powell, Chuck Mann | |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | John Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland (SG), James Gaskins (PF) Omar Neal, John Davis | |
| 02:49 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis's pass is intercepted by Freddy Copeland | 57-55 |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong (PG), Richard Galaz (SG), Kenneth Fitch (C) Damien Pullins, Timothy Caver, Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG) William Cannon | |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Gaskins | 57-58 |
| 02:31 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis (PF), Kong Chiou (C) Horace Burnell, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Davis (PF), Chuck Mann (C) James Gaskins, Michael McConnaughy | |
| 02:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:16 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | John Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence McCorkle | 58-60 |
| 01:33 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:14 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann tips it home | 58-62 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Galaz | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 60-62 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Anthony Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Zhuang Hong's fadeaway is rejected by John Davis | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCorkle | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Richard Galaz is called for the reach on Lawrence McCorkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Galaz, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Anthony Mathis is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #5 on Anthony Mathis, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Horace Burnell (PF) Anthony Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Kong Chiou - foul #1 on Kong Chiou, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou is fouled on the floor by Lucio Valdez - foul #3 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Kong Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland is fouled in the backcourt by Zhuang Hong - foul #3 on Zhuang Hong, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Eddie Summy misses long on a fullcourt shot | 61-66 |