| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Myers (fresh) C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Alan Smith inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Central Florida | Michael Penny knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Curt Bester | 34-43 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Fresquez and the foul's on Otis Myers - foul #1 on Otis Myers, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is whistled for traveling | 37-43 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Alan Smith can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Alan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes's floater is knocked away by Shane Schneider | 37-44 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes blows the layup but the foul's on Shane Schneider - foul #1 on Shane Schneider, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Ott (PF) Otis Myers | |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Curt Bester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes blows the dunk | 37-44 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it home | 39-44 |
| 16:23 | Central Florida | Curt Bester is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Kenneth Camire (SG), David Bostwick (PF), Michael Hering (C) Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Alan Smith, Shane Schneider | |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles loses the dribble to David Bostwick | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Camire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Ott (fresh) PF - David Bostwick (fresh) C - Michael Hering (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Michael Hering knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Camire | 39-46 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | John Overman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Viles | 42-46 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | David Bostwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Sean Staley (PF) John Overman, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), Michael Penny (SG), Alan Smith (SF), Otis Myers (PF) Mauro Rizzo, Kenneth Camire, William Ott, David Bostwick | |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Otis Myers - foul #2 on Otis Myers, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF) Russell Viles, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (C) Michael Hering | |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:42 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Penny takes the ball from Chad Fresquez | 42-46 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Otis Myers snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Michael Penny scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Curt Bester | 42-49 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is fouled on the floor by Alan Smith - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Kenneth Camire (SF) Curt Bester, Alan Smith | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the dunk attempt | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Otis Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Otis Myers tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson's pass is intercepted by Mauro Rizzo in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 12:17 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-51 |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | Otis Myers snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Bernard Alston takes the ball from Shane Schneider | 42-51 |
| 11:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston lays it up and in | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Camire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Otis Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Schneider (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Michael Penny connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Camire | 44-54 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Mauro Rizzo steps in front of the Leslie Nelson pass | 44-54 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo jams it | 44-56 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Otis Myers is called for the reach on Bernard Alston - foul #3 on Otis Myers, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Paul Strahan (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), Alan Smith (SF), William Ott (PF), Michael Hering (C) Mauro Rizzo, Michael Penny, Otis Myers, Shane Schneider | |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles tips it but misses | 44-56 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 44-56 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the tip | 44-56 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Michael Hering gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 10:15 | Central Florida | Russell Viles is called for the reach on Curt Bester - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SG) Kenneth Camire | |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses long on a jumper from the left block | 44-56 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mauro Rizzo | 44-56 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Russell Viles | 44-56 |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Hering picks off the pass by Russell Viles | 44-56 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Calvin Young - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Calvin Young, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SG), Otis Myers (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Mauro Rizzo, William Ott, Michael Hering | |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is fouled on the floor by Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Shane Schneider, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Otis Myers | 44-56 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Chad Fresquez | 44-56 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bernard Alston | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Curt Bester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Penny (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otis Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Curt Bester banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Penny | 46-58 |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 07:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Shane Schneider | 46-58 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Bernard Alston takes the ball from Otis Myers | 46-58 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Penny steals it from Sean Staley | 46-58 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | Michael Penny drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Smith | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the easy layup | 46-61 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Shane Schneider takes the ball from Merle Stokes | 48-61 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | Michael Penny connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Penny | 48-64 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Curt Bester connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Penny | 48-66 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is hacked by Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #8 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Paul Strahan (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Kenneth Camire (SG), William Ott (SF), David Bostwick (PF), Michael Hering (C) Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Alan Smith, Otis Myers, Shane Schneider | |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Strahan - foul #1 on Paul Strahan, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (PF) Bernard Alston | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Michael Hering misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Michael Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | John Overman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Camire (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Ott (fresh) PF - David Bostwick (fresh) C - Michael Hering (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Michael Hering is fouled on the floor by Paul Strahan - foul #2 on Paul Strahan, team foul #4 | 53-67 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Michael Hering is hacked by John Overman - foul #2 on John Overman, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Michael Hering can't finish the layup | 53-67 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 02:41 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan can't tip it in | 53-67 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | William Ott gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | David Bostwick is hacked by Calvin Young - foul #1 on Calvin Young, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SG) David Bostwick | |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo double dribbles | 53-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (PG), Alan Smith (SF), Otis Myers (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Mauro Rizzo, Kenneth Camire, William Ott, Michael Hering | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles scores on a shot from the left block | 55-67 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Michael Penny comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 01:13 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Overman | 57-69 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Otis Myers is hacked by Calvin Young - foul #2 on Calvin Young, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Otis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Otis Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Young | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 57-70 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Overman | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Curt Bester runs out the clock | 60-70 |