| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddy Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - John Billings (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 19:24 | Kent State | Thomas Rolston is called for the reach on Bertram Leech - foul #3 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Crane (PF) Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Lucio Valdez - foul #2 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:14 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 19:00 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle loses the dribble to Shaiming Wang | 33-44 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | The refs have stopped play. John Billings is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sidney Brooks (PF) John Billings | |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the shot in the lane | 33-44 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Sidney Brooks | 33-46 |
| 18:01 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael McConnaughy | 35-46 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-46 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez is fouled on the floor by Bertram Leech - foul #1 on Bertram Leech, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Cannon (SG) Freddy Copeland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 16:58 | Central Florida | Paul Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-46 |
| 16:42 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 35-48 |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Michael McConnaughy is denied by Robert Jones | 35-48 |
| 15:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McConnaughy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SG - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 15:44 | Central Florida | William Cannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:42 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Jones and the foul's on William Cannon - foul #1 on William Cannon, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland (SG), Michael Powell (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), David Holmstrom (C) Lucio Valdez, Lawrence McCorkle, Paul Crane, Michael McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Sidney Brooks | |
| 15:20 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Robert Jones steals it from Thomas Rolston | 37-51 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Robert Jones banks in the layup | 37-53 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Michael Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cannon | 40-53 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | John Billings hits a runner from the right block set up by Shaiming Wang | 40-55 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom is whistled for traveling | 40-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), Michael McConnaughy (C) William Cannon, Freddy Copeland, David Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), William Walsh (C) Robert Jones, Bertram Leech | |
| 13:24 | Kent State | John Billings blows the dunk | 40-55 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | John Billings tips it home | 40-57 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy is whistled for a carry | 40-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG) Shaiming Wang | |
| 13:02 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-57 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCorkle | 40-57 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Lawrence McCorkle comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Nicholas Scott takes the ball from Lucio Valdez | 40-57 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Robert Thomas is hacked by Michael McConnaughy - foul #2 on Michael McConnaughy, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Crane (PF) Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Bertram Leech (C) Robert Thomas, William Walsh | |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| 11:58 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Powell (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McConnaughy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Nicholas Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy connects on the jumper in the lane | 42-57 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | John Billings connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Jones and he's hacked by Michael McConnaughy - foul #3 on Michael McConnaughy, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland (SG), David Holmstrom (C) Michael Powell, Michael McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | John Billings misses the free throw | 42-59 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 11:26 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lucio Valdez | 45-59 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston (PF) Paul Crane | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence McCorkle - foul #1 on Lawrence McCorkle, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard McCalley (SF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Lawrence McCorkle, David Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 10:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang double dribbles | 46-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Walsh (C) Bertram Leech | |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-60 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Freddy Copeland is called for the reach on Raymond McCoy - foul #3 on Freddy Copeland, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Powell (SF) Richard McCalley | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Shaiming Wang is called for the reach on Michael McConnaughy - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG) Raymond McCoy | |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Rolston | 49-62 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | Robert Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-62 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Freddy Copeland | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:01 | Central Florida | Michael McConnaughy clanks a floater from the right block | 49-62 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | William Walsh gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | John Billings makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Jones and he's fouled by Thomas Rolston - foul #4 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Cannon (PG), Lawrence McCorkle (SF), Paul Crane (PF), David Holmstrom (C) Lucio Valdez, Freddy Copeland, Thomas Rolston, Michael McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (C) Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, William Walsh | |
| 08:46 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | William Cannon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | John Billings snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | John Billings clanks a turnaround from the left block | 49-65 |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | William Cannon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | William Cannon steals the ball from Robert Jones in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 07:41 | Kent State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Powell (fresh) SF - Lawrence McCorkle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Holmstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 11 ast. SG - James Rankin (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Billings (tiring) 32 pts. 10 reb. C - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Kent State | John Billings knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Raymond McCoy | 49-67 |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Robert Jones steals the ball from Michael Powell | 49-67 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is hacked by Paul Crane - foul #3 on Paul Crane, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Thomas Rolston (PF), Michael McConnaughy (C) Michael Powell, Paul Crane, David Holmstrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (PG), Sidney Brooks (PF) Robert Jones, John Billings | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 06:49 | Central Florida | William Cannon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence McCorkle | 52-69 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Lawrence McCorkle steals the ball from Bertram Leech | 52-69 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Sidney Brooks steps in front of the Michael McConnaughy pass | 52-69 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland (SG) William Cannon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Thomas (PG), Nicholas Scott (SG), William Walsh (C) James Rankin, Raymond McCoy, Bertram Leech | |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang knocks in the floater from the left side | 52-71 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland grabs the offensive board | 52-71 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland is hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Powell (SF), Paul Crane (PF) Lawrence McCorkle, Thomas Rolston | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (C) William Walsh | |
| 05:01 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-71 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Copeland | 52-71 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Freddy Copeland misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-71 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Nicholas Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 52-74 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Michael Powell is hacked by Shaiming Wang - foul #3 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Omar Neal (PG), William Cannon (SG), David Holmstrom (C) Lucio Valdez, Freddy Copeland, Michael McConnaughy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), James Rankin (SG), Raymond McCoy (SF), John Billings (PF) Robert Thomas, Nicholas Scott, Shaiming Wang, Sidney Brooks | |
| 04:17 | Central Florida | Michael Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-74 |
| 04:08 | Kent State | James Rankin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-74 |
| 04:06 | Central Florida | Michael Powell grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Michael Powell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-74 |
| 03:56 | Central Florida | Paul Crane tips it back up and in | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Kent State | Raymond McCoy lays it in on a nice dish by Bertram Leech | 54-76 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Omar Neal (fresh) SG - William Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Holmstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rankin (fresh) SF - Raymond McCoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 34 pts. 10 reb. C - Bertram Leech (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Michael Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-76 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is called for traveling | 54-76 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nicholas Scott (SG), William Walsh (C) James Rankin, Bertram Leech | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | William Walsh blocks the short jumper by Michael Powell | 54-76 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Michael Powell gets the offensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | John Billings takes the ball from Omar Neal | 54-76 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-76 |
| 02:27 | Kent State | John Billings tips it but misses | 54-76 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | William Cannon pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Omar Neal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom grabs the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | William Cannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-76 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | William Walsh pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | John Billings loses the ball out of bounds | 54-76 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), Bertram Leech (C) Raymond McCoy, William Walsh | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Paul Crane misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-76 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Paul Crane snags the offensive board | 54-76 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Omar Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-76 |
| 01:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 54-76 |
| 01:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 54-78 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | John Billings takes the ball from Paul Crane | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Michael Powell - foul #1 on Michael Powell, team foul #10 | 54-78 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Paul Crane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 54-78 |