| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Martin Link inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-27 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill tips it back up and in | 41-27 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Bobby Thompson is called for the reach on Raymond Barr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-27 |
| 19:29 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Timothy Palma picks off the pass by Marcus Hill | 41-27 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Link | 43-30 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Eric Fiedler denies the turnaround by Robert Adams | 43-30 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marcus Hill | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | Frank Westra is called for the reach on Martin Link - foul #2 on Frank Westra, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Cobb | 46-30 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | James Paul gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Jacob Cuddy is called for the reach on Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG) John Lane | |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is fouled on the floor by Gary Hardaway - foul #2 on Gary Hardaway, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF) Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) James Paul, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Bingham - foul #2 on John Bingham, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) John Bingham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) James Melara | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Frank Westra swats the short shot by Bobby Thompson | 46-31 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Alexander Haines picks off the pass by Robert Adams in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson is fouled on the floor by Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Paul Hardy, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Eric Fiedler (PF) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 14:41 | Central Florida | Carl Grimes steals the ball from Marcus Hill | 46-31 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes blows the layup but the foul's on Jacob Cuddy - foul #4 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Gary Hardaway (SF), John Bingham (C) Jacob Cuddy, Martin Link, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | John Bingham drills a jumper in the paint | 48-32 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | James Melara can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 48-32 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson hits the follow up shot | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Justin Cobb picks off the pass by John Lane | 50-32 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Daryl Lofland - foul #2 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Marcus Hill (C) Bobby Thompson, Justin Cobb, Gary Hardaway, John Bingham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Paul Hardy (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) John Lane, Carl Grimes, James Melara, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | Jacob Cuddy is called for the reach on Robert Adams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Mark Higbee (PF) Jacob Cuddy, Eric Fiedler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Martin Link - foul #1 on Martin Link, team foul #7 | 52-32 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson lays it in and the foul's on Timothy Palma - foul #3 on Timothy Palma, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson makes the free throw | 55-33 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| 11:45 | Central Florida | Martin Link lays it up and in | 57-33 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block but the foul's on Mark Higbee - foul #1 on Mark Higbee, team foul #8 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bingham (C) Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG) Paul Hardy | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bingham (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-35 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Bobby Thompson - foul #4 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #9 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:47 | Central Florida | Martin Link knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-37 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is called for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF) Alexander Haines, Martin Link | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Daryl Lofland (C) Robert Adams, Timothy Palma | |
| 10:19 | Central Florida | Justin Cobb travels with the ball | 59-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Joseph Chisholm, John Bingham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Carl Grimes | 59-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Billy Bailey (C) Carl Grimes, Frank Westra | |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Thompson is blocked by Daryl Lofland | 59-37 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Justin Cobb - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #10 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Justin Cobb, Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF), Timothy Palma (C) James Melara, Daryl Lofland | |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | John Bingham misses the turnaround near the basket | 59-38 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Martin Link steals the ball from Robert Adams in the backcourt | 59-38 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Bingham | 61-38 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Robert Adams connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-40 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Martin Link drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bobby Thompson | 63-40 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey's layup is rejected by Mark Higbee | 63-40 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey hits the follow up shot | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Higbee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bingham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | John Bingham is fouled on the floor by Timothy Palma - foul #4 on Timothy Palma, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Daryl Lofland (C) Robert Adams, Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Billy Bailey, Timothy Palma | |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | James Melara misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Fiedler - foul #1 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #11 | 65-42 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson travels with the ball | 65-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Joseph Chisholm (PF) Justin Cobb, Eric Fiedler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Marcus Hill blocks the jumper by Carl Grimes | 65-44 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Chisholm | 65-44 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines is hacked by Frank Westra - foul #3 on Frank Westra, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF) Gary Hardaway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Billy Bailey (C) John Lane, Carl Grimes, Frank Westra | |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Thompson - foul #5 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #12 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Hester (PG) Bobby Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Martin Link's layup is rejected by Daryl Lofland | 65-46 |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill snags the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) John Hester, Alexander Haines, Joseph Chisholm, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey snags the defensive board | 66-46 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland knocks in the runner from the right block | 66-48 |
| 03:56 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Hardaway | 68-48 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Hester (PG) Gary Hardaway | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | John Bingham knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Hester | 70-48 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | James Paul misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-48 |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Martin Link pulls down the rebound | 70-48 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - John Hester (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Link (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bingham (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Melara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Billy Bailey (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Bingham | 73-48 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | James Melara is open but can't throw it down | 73-48 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Martin Link gets the rebound | 73-48 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Martin Link clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 73-48 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 73-48 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-48 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | James Paul tips it in | 73-50 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 73-50 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy pulls down the rebound | 73-50 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | James Paul can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Link - foul #2 on Martin Link, team foul #13 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Marcus Hill (C) John Hester, Justin Cobb, John Bingham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alexander Haines | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the shot from the left side | 75-52 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 75-52 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses long on a jumper from the right side | 75-52 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | James Melara tips it but misses | 75-52 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler clanks a floater from the free throw line | 75-52 |
| 00:13 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler gets the offensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway runs out the clock | 75-52 |