| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fresh) C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Ellis Zazueta (fresh) SG - Milton Belote (fresh) SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) PF - Mark Wynne (fresh) C - Billy Foster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Wynne | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Billy Foster swats the short shot by Donald Laffoon | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster lays it in | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Smalls and he's hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:29 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Willie Smalls | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Billy Foster denies the turnaround by Donald Laffoon | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby tips it in | 7-5 |
| 17:55 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Donald Laffoon - foul #1 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:55 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:55 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the runner in the paint | 7-7 |
| 17:39 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 17:35 | Charleston Southern | Willie Smalls is called for the reach on Ellis Zazueta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Smalls, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Charles Schwenk | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 17:18 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Milton Belote | 7-9 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:59 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:55 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams hits a floater from the right side set up by Milton Belote | 7-11 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Billy Foster is called for the reach on Willie Smalls - foul #1 on Billy Foster, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (PF), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby, Herman Peace, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Anthony Scott (PF), Peter Coley (C) Ellis Zazueta, Mark Wynne, Billy Foster | |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Redding | 10-11 |
| 16:11 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams scores on a runner from close range | 10-13 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Anthony Scott steps in front of the Arthur Rush pass | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Tobler (fresh) C - James Tatum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) SG - Milton Belote (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Peter Coley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Charleston Southern | William Cost hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Rush | 12-13 |
| 14:53 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Tatum - foul #1 on James Tatum, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), Herman Peace (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Arthur Rush, Tony Redding, William Tobler, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG), Douglas Daly (SG), James Nalley (SF), Mark Wynne (PF) William Cost, Milton Belote, Wayne Williams, Anthony Scott | |
| 14:53 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:53 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Herman Peace snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ellis Zazueta - foul #1 on Ellis Zazueta, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster (C) Peter Coley | |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:18 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne double dribbles | 14-13 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Billy Foster - foul #2 on Billy Foster, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott (C) Billy Foster | |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:42 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 13:41 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 13:21 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Nalley | 17-15 |
| 12:52 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is fouled on the floor by Douglas Daly - foul #1 on Douglas Daly, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote (SG), Wayne Williams (SF) Douglas Daly, James Nalley | |
| 12:38 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls connects on the turnaround from the right block | 19-15 |
| 12:25 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott is hacked by Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG), Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (C) Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG) Ellis Zazueta | |
| 12:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote blows the layup but he's hacked by William Tobler - foul #1 on William Tobler, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley (C) Mark Wynne | |
| 12:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 12:14 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Herman Peace loses the dribble to Peter Coley | 19-16 |
| 11:57 | Charleston Southern | William Cost misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Redding - foul #1 on Tony Redding, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG) Willie Smalls | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 11:57 | Charleston Southern | William Cost makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:57 | Charleston Southern | William Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:41 | Central Florida | William Tobler scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Lott and he's fouled by Anthony Scott - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (C) Herman Peace | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 11:41 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Tobler (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Tatum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Belote (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Peter Coley (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams is fouled on the floor by James Tatum - foul #2 on James Tatum, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Arthur Rush, Tony Redding, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG) William Cost | |
| 11:20 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 11:20 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-20 |
| 11:08 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 10:50 | Charleston Southern | Jonathan Lott picks off the pass by Milton Belote | 22-20 |
| 10:28 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Tobler | 25-20 |
| 10:03 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Williams and he's hacked by Donald Laffoon - foul #2 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Herman Peace (PF), Arthur Rush (C) Jonathan Lott, William Tobler, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly (SG), Mark Wynne (PF) Milton Belote, Anthony Scott | |
| 10:03 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Herman Peace connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Rush | 28-23 |
| 09:25 | Charleston Southern | Arthur Rush steals it from Peter Coley | 28-23 |
| 09:03 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls loses the dribble to Wayne Williams | 28-23 |
| 08:46 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (C) Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Milton Belote (SG), Anthony Scott (C) Ellis Zazueta, Wayne Williams, Peter Coley | |
| 08:26 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-23 |
| 08:25 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Mark Wynne | 28-23 |
| 08:20 | Charleston Southern | William Cost blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Redding - foul #2 on Tony Redding, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank Matthews (SF) Tony Redding | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 08:20 | Charleston Southern | William Cost makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:20 | Charleston Southern | William Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Herman Peace is blocked by Mark Wynne | 28-25 |
| 07:56 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 07:41 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Tobler - foul #2 on William Tobler, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) William Tobler | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams (SF) Douglas Daly | |
| 07:41 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 07:41 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Matthews (fresh) SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Peace (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Rush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milton Belote (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Wynne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush is hacked by Mark Wynne - foul #1 on Mark Wynne, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 07:30 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 07:09 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne is denied on a layup by Arthur Rush | 28-27 |
| 07:07 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses long on a turnaround from close range | 28-29 |
| 06:36 | Central Florida | Herman Peace grabs the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Smalls | 30-29 |
| 06:05 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams is hacked by Herman Peace - foul #1 on Herman Peace, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG), Christopher Bowling (SG), Douglas Daly (PF), Peter Coley (C) William Cost, Milton Belote, Mark Wynne, Anthony Scott | |
| 06:05 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 06:05 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses short on a runner in the lane | 30-31 |
| 05:49 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:25 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Daly | 30-34 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Peter Coley is called for the reach on Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Peter Coley, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Nalley (SF) Wayne Williams | |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:05 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:51 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Bowling loses the dribble to Herman Peace | 30-34 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is fouled on the floor by Peter Coley - foul #2 on Peter Coley, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG) Jonathan Lott | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott (PF) Peter Coley | |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:40 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 04:27 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 04:11 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 03:55 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 03:54 | Charleston Southern | Christopher Bowling gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:35 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ellis Zazueta | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Irby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Rush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Ellis Zazueta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bowling (fresh) SF - Douglas Daly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nalley (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ellis Zazueta - foul #2 on Ellis Zazueta, team foul #10 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby, Herman Peace, Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Milton Belote (SG), Wayne Williams (SF), Mark Wynne (PF), Billy Foster (C) Ellis Zazueta, Christopher Bowling, Douglas Daly, Anthony Scott, James Nalley | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:01 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | William Tobler clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 32-37 |
| 02:37 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 02:27 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster's fadeaway is rejected by William Tobler | 32-37 |
| 02:25 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne tips it in | 32-39 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-39 |
| 01:51 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Williams and the foul's on Tony Redding - foul #3 on Tony Redding, team foul #12 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF) Willie Smalls, Tony Redding, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG) William Cost | |
| 01:51 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:51 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 01:40 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Laffoon and he's fouled by Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #11 | 37-44 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 01:13 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 01:11 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 00:57 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Billy Foster | 38-47 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Schwenk | 41-47 |
| 00:02 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the board | 41-47 |