| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fresh) C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Charles Schwenk steals the ball from Neil Noack | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Central Florida | Herman Peace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll scores on a runner from the left block set up by Robert Scott | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Herman Peace | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Donald Partida clanks a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Central Florida | Herman Peace pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Herman Peace lays it in set up by Marvin Irby and the foul's on Roy Carroll - foul #1 on Roy Carroll, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by Donald Laffoon | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Darrell Albano (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Robert Scott loses the dribble to Marvin Irby | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses long on a shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Albano | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Michael Boone swats the layup by Marvin Irby | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Robert Scott can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Michael Boone tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Central Florida | Herman Peace grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Herman Peace hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Darrell Albano - foul #1 on Darrell Albano, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (SG), Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Herman Peace makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Donald Partida blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Central Florida | Herman Peace gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Albano (fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) SF - Tony Redding (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | William Tobler drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Herman Peace and he's hacked by Gregory Freshour - foul #1 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (C) Herman Peace | |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Carroll | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses short on a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Tobler | 4-7 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Michael Boone (C) Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, James Tatum | |
| 14:44 | Central Florida | William Tobler is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) Tony Redding | |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-7 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Willie Smalls | 4-7 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Donald Partida, Roy Carroll | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG) William Tobler | |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Neil Noack buries a runner near the basket set up by Tim Vidal and he's hacked by Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herman Peace (PF) Arthur Rush | |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Herman Peace makes the floater from the right block | 7-11 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 9-11 |
| 13:14 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk can't connect on a runner in the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Michael Boone snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a floater near the basket set up by Neil Noack and the foul's on Marvin Irby - foul #1 on Marvin Irby, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (SF), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Darrell Albano steals the ball from Arthur Rush | 12-11 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | James Tatum comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Freshour | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Herman Peace swats the shot by Darrell Albano | 12-11 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | James Tatum pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | James Tatum buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 12-13 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Herman Peace steals it from Martin Wooldridge | 12-13 |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Neil Noack steals it from Arthur Rush | 12-13 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Scott and the foul's on Herman Peace - foul #1 on Herman Peace, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Roy Carroll (PF), Michael Boone (C) Martin Wooldridge, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), William Tobler (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Charles Schwenk, Arthur Rush, Herman Peace, James Tatum | |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:37 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Smalls | 15-15 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (SF) Darrell Albano | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | Roy Carroll denies the turnaround by Donald Laffoon | 15-15 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | William Tobler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tony Redding | 15-18 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Michael Boone comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Donald Partida gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Mosteller, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SF) Joseph Mosteller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Tony Redding | |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Partida - foul #2 on Donald Partida, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Roy Carroll, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Herman Peace (PF) William Tobler | |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses short on a shot near the basket | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Herman Peace tips it in | 15-22 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Laffoon - foul #1 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby, Donald Laffoon | |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Neil Noack grabs the board | 17-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) PF - Herman Peace (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | James Tatum steps in front of the Gregory Freshour pass | 17-22 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Lott | 17-25 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Roy Carroll (PF), Michael Boone (C) Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Tony Redding (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Arthur Rush, James Tatum | |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 17-25 |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | Tony Redding gets the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding is fouled on the floor by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (SF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) Willie Smalls | |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Tony Redding makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Charles Schwenk is called for the reach on Joseph Mosteller - foul #2 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG) John Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), William Tobler (PF) Charles Schwenk, Herman Peace | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | William Tobler steals it from Roy Carroll | 17-27 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Michael Boone is called for the reach on Jonathan Lott - foul #2 on Michael Boone, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Darrell Albano (C) Neil Noack, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Tony Redding | |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses short on a jumper from the left side | 17-29 |
| 05:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marvin Irby | 17-29 |
| 05:26 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Arthur Rush | 17-31 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll grabs the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Donald Laffoon swats the shot by Tim Vidal | 17-31 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano tips it but misses | 17-31 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano gets the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathan Lott - foul #1 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #6 | 17-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller, Roy Carroll | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Tony Redding (SF), Herman Peace (PF), James Tatum (C) Jonathan Lott, Marvin Irby, William Tobler, Donald Laffoon | |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | James Tatum pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | Tony Redding knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willie Smalls | 18-34 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge comes up short on the shot from the right side | 18-34 |
| 03:47 | Central Florida | James Tatum pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls is fouled on the floor by Martin Wooldridge - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #10 | 18-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Joseph Mosteller (PF) Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Marvin Irby (SF), William Tobler (C) Arthur Rush, Tony Redding, James Tatum | |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Herman Peace (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Donald Partida connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Neil Noack | 21-35 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Schwenk | 21-37 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Charles Schwenk steals the ball from Gregory Freshour | 21-37 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the easy layup | 21-37 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Herman Peace pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:34 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Herman Peace | 21-39 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour buries a driving attempt in the lane | 23-39 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | William Tobler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 23-39 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | William Tobler takes the ball from Robert Scott | 23-39 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Smalls and he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #11 | 23-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Darrell Albano (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Willie Smalls, Herman Peace, William Tobler | |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Marvin Irby steals the ball from Roy Carroll | 23-42 |
| 00:59 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby hits the finger roll | 23-44 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal loses the dribble to Jonathan Lott | 23-44 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Lott | 23-46 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is fouled on the floor by Donald Laffoon - foul #2 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #7 | 23-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Tony Redding (SF), Herman Peace (PF) Jonathan Lott, Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Tony Redding pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-48 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 24-48 |