| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Herman Peace (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Bracey steals the ball from Herman Peace | 30-31 |
| 19:29 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Herman Peace clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:30 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Willie Smalls | 30-31 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | Ward Winburn pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Richard Merchant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 17:58 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Hansen | 30-31 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Todd Hansen is hacked by Marvin Irby - foul #2 on Marvin Irby, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | Bobby Madison's fadeaway is rejected by Herman Peace | 30-31 |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Herman Peace hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Donald Laffoon and he's fouled by Bobby Madison - foul #1 on Bobby Madison, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | Richard Merchant picks off the pass by Donald Laffoon | 32-31 |
| 17:05 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 17:04 | Marshall | Bobby Madison tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 17:02 | Marshall | Todd Hansen tips it in | 32-33 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Willie Smalls | 34-33 |
| 16:40 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Merchant | 34-35 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 34-35 |
| 16:21 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Todd Hansen | 34-35 |
| 16:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (SG), Tony Redding (SF), William Tobler (PF), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Marvin Irby, Herman Peace, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Randy Lesher (SF), Allan Reese (PF), Stephen Duckworth (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Todd Hansen | |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | Stephen Duckworth takes the ball from Arthur Rush | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Rush (fresh) SF - Tony Redding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tatum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allan Reese (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Marshall | Randy Lesher drills a floater from the baseline set up by Daniel Twilley | 34-37 |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush is hacked by Randy Lesher - foul #1 on Randy Lesher, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Joseph Hill (PF) Richard Merchant | |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Stephen Duckworth is called for the reach on Jonathan Lott - foul #1 on Stephen Duckworth, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Marvin Irby (SF), Herman Peace (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Tony Redding, William Tobler, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Stephen Duckworth, Randy Lesher, Joseph Hill, Allan Reese | |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Todd Hansen knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 34-39 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 13:38 | Marshall | Bobby Madison snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Bobby Madison clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Willie Smalls - foul #3 on Willie Smalls, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG) Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG) Daniel Twilley | |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:21 | Marshall | Bobby Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 12:54 | Marshall | Richard Merchant pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Richard Merchant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Smalls - foul #4 on Willie Smalls, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Arthur Rush (SF), William Tobler (PF), James Tatum (C) Willie Smalls, Marvin Irby, Herman Peace, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Reese (C) Todd Hansen | |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Richard Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Allan Reese grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (SG), Randy Lesher (SF), Stephen Duckworth (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison | |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | James Tatum banks in the layup set up by Charles Schwenk | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Lesher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Duckworth (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Stephen Duckworth hits a jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is hacked by Daniel Twilley - foul #1 on Daniel Twilley, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF), Herman Peace (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Arthur Rush, William Tobler, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Hansen (C) Stephen Duckworth | |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Todd Hansen steals the ball from Jonathan Lott | 38-44 |
| 10:35 | Marshall | Todd Hansen travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SG) Charles Schwenk | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF) Daniel Twilley, Randy Lesher, Allan Reese | |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ward Winburn - foul #2 on Ward Winburn, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon hits a jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | Bobby Madison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 41-44 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG) Jonathan Lott, Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Herman Peace | 42-44 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | Tony Redding is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Redding, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SF) Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Twilley (PG), Allan Reese (C) Richard Merchant, Todd Hansen | |
| 08:14 | Marshall | Bobby Madison scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Twilley | 42-46 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon hits a runner near the basket set up by Arthur Rush | 44-46 |
| 07:39 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tony Redding (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Arthur Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Peace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Twilley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Madison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Redding | 46-48 |
| 07:04 | Marshall | Donald Laffoon steals it from Jeffrey Bracey | 46-48 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Redding | 48-48 |
| 06:30 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Twilley | 48-50 |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Arthur Rush misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-50 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Herman Peace tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | Marshall | Daniel Twilley is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Marvin Irby (SF), William Tobler (PF), James Tatum (C) Tony Redding, Charles Schwenk, Herman Peace, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | Marshall | Richard Merchant (PG), Randy Lesher (SF), Joseph Hill (PF), Todd Hansen (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Bobby Madison, Allan Reese | |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby is hacked by Randy Lesher - foul #2 on Randy Lesher, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:48 | Marshall | Todd Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Randy Lesher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Rush - foul #2 on Arthur Rush, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank Matthews (SG) Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Randy Lesher makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:35 | Marshall | Randy Lesher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby clanks a turnaround from close range | 51-52 |
| 05:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Todd Hansen | 51-52 |
| 05:11 | Marshall | Marvin Irby steals it from Randy Lesher | 51-52 |
| 05:06 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Irby | 53-52 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | Joseph Hill clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 04:49 | Marshall | Todd Hansen misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | James Tatum snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Smalls | 56-52 |
| 03:46 | Marshall | Joseph Hill is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Herman Peace (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Frank Matthews, William Tobler, James Tatum | |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Bobby Madison (PF) Daniel Twilley, Randy Lesher, Joseph Hill | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 03:33 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bracey | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marvin Irby (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herman Peace (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Richard Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Madison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Hansen (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:28 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-54 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Herman Peace snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bracey - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bracey, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Arthur Rush (SF) Marvin Irby | |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Reese (C) Todd Hansen | |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:31 | Marshall | Ward Winburn drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Madison | 57-56 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Rush | 60-56 |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Bobby Madison is fouled on the floor by Herman Peace - foul #2 on Herman Peace, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Irby (SF) Arthur Rush | |
| Subs | Marshall | Todd Hansen (C) Allan Reese | |
| 01:37 | Marshall | Bobby Madison misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Bracey steals the ball from Charles Schwenk | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey lays it in | 60-58 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-58 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Herman Peace misses the tip | 60-58 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Bobby Madison grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Herman Peace snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Herman Peace throws it down | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Ward Winburn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Merchant - foul #3 on Richard Merchant, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Bobby Madison | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Marshall | Richard Merchant misses long on a runner from the left block | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Marvin Irby | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby is hacked by Richard Merchant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Merchant, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Marvin Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon grabs the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | The clock runs out | 63-61 |