| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) C - Kevin Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) SF - Martin Link (fresh) PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alexander Haines | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson connects on the jumper from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Eric Fiedler | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney's pass is intercepted by Eric Fiedler in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 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 | |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Noah Richie steps in front of the Mark Higbee pass | 4-4 |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie's floater is tipped away by Mark Higbee | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 15:42 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Bingham | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SG - James Belin (fresh) SF - Noah Richie (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) C - Floyd Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Gary Hardaway (fresh) PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) C - John Bingham (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | John Bingham connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | John Bingham misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | Central Florida | Floyd Moore is called for the reach on Mark Higbee - foul #1 on Floyd Moore, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF) Gary Hardaway | |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 14:23 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Martin Link knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Cuddy | 4-8 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is hacked by Justin Cobb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Joseph Chisholm (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Justin Cobb, Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 13:33 | Central Florida | Martin Link is fouled on the floor by Gordon Helmuth - foul #1 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF) Martin Link | |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Thompson - foul #1 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 12:57 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill misses the shot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 4-8 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Bobby Thompson - foul #2 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Gary Hardaway, Joseph Chisholm, Marcus Hill | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SG - James Belin (fresh) SF - Noah Richie (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Martin Link (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) C - John Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Kevin Walker swats the layup by Justin Cobb | 7-8 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Martin Link tips it in | 7-10 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses badly on a floater from close range | 7-10 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 7-10 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled on the floor by Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore (C) Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG) Justin Cobb | |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Eric Fiedler - foul #1 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | John Bingham gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | John Bingham connects on the turnaround from close range | 9-12 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Martin Link can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Noah Richie - foul #1 on Noah Richie, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Martin Link makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marcus Hill - foul #1 on Marcus Hill, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF) Martin Link | |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Alexander Haines | 14-18 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the easy open layup | 14-18 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Mark Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Floyd Moore, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF), John Bingham (C) Gary Hardaway, Marcus Hill | |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Cuddy - foul #1 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Martin Link is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SG - James Belin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 06:49 | Central Florida | Martin Link is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Martin Link, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Kevin Walker (C) Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm (PF) Eric Fiedler | |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Link out of the doubleteam | 16-23 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Bingham is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung - foul #1 on John Bingham, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF) James Belin, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Joseph Chisholm, John Bingham | |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Gordon Helmuth picks off the pass by Bobby Thompson | 17-23 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth lays it up and in | 19-23 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill drills a jumper in the paint | 19-25 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dingbang Kung and the foul's on Bobby Thompson - foul #3 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | John Bingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) Gordon Helmuth, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung's pass is intercepted by Martin Link in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Martin Link splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Eric Fiedler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Fiedler, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG) Justin Cobb | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Martin Link clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore drills a jump hook from close range | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (tiring) SG - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Belin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Link (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler knocks in the shot near the basket | 25-32 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by Jacob Cuddy - foul #2 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #12 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Dingbang Kung, James Belin, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines is hacked by Stephen Boyle - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dingbang Kung | 27-32 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and he's hacked by Mark Higbee - foul #1 on Mark Higbee, team foul #13 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Noah Richie (SF) Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Cobb (SG) Alexander Haines | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill lays it up and in | 30-34 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Cuddy takes the ball from Kevin Walker | 30-34 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy lays it in | 30-36 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Walker | 33-36 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Justin Cobb's floater is tipped away by Noah Richie | 33-36 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Noah Richie | 33-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Floyd Moore (C) James Belin, Noah Richie, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Justin Cobb, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-36 |