| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) SG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) PF - James Tatum (fresh) C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (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 | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerome Collins | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Neil Noack buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Partida | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall loses the dribble to Donald Partida | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Donald Partida blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | James Tatum is fouled on the floor by Neil Noack - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | James Tatum knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Willie Smalls | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Neil Noack gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Neil Noack is blocked by James Tatum | 4-5 |
| 17:23 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | James Tatum buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Schwenk | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Robert Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Tatum | 9-5 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is hacked by Donald Laffoon - foul #1 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Stephen Beall, James Tatum, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Lott - foul #1 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | William Tobler hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is hacked by Jonathan Lott - foul #2 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG), Donald Laffoon (C) Jonathan Lott, Eric Nanney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fresh) SG - Tony Redding (fresh) SF - Frank Matthews (fresh) PF - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is whistled for traveling | 11-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG) Nathaniel Crosswhite | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Tim Vidal, Robert Nipp | |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 13-7 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Robert Scott lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Mosteller | 13-9 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | William Tobler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is called for traveling | 13-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), James Tatum (PF) Tony Redding, Frank Matthews, William Tobler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller, Michael Boone | |
| 14:15 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls clanks a shot from close range | 13-9 |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon loses the dribble to Gregory Freshour | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Neil Noack buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 13-12 |
| 13:34 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Robert Scott connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Neil Noack | 13-14 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Smalls | 16-14 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Charles Schwenk picks off the pass by Gregory Freshour | 16-14 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Robert Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Beall - foul #1 on Stephen Beall, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Charles Schwenk, Stephen Beall, James Tatum, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Neil Noack, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Robert Nipp (PF) Donald Partida, Robert Scott | |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses the floater from the right block | 16-16 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Tony Redding snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Tim Vidal is called for the reach on Nathaniel Crosswhite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | William Tobler is called for 3 seconds | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fresh) SG - Tony Redding (fresh) SF - Frank Matthews (fresh) PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) C - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller lays it up and in set up by Robert Nipp | 16-18 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Tony Redding picks off the pass by Joseph Mosteller | 16-18 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Redding | 18-18 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Charles Schwenk (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), James Tatum (PF), Donald Laffoon (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Tony Redding, Frank Matthews, Eric Nanney, William Tobler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG) Tim Vidal | |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Partida - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Nipp, Michael Boone | |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins connects on the floater near the basket set up by Joseph Mosteller | 20-20 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Laffoon | 20-20 |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Beall and the foul's on Neil Noack - foul #2 on Neil Noack, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (PG), Frank Matthews (SF), William Tobler (C) Willie Smalls, Stephen Beall, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-20 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:27 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews misses short on a jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Michael Boone clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Tony Redding connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the board | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tony Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Schwenk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Matthews (fresh) PF - James Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Michael Boone double dribbles | 25-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Stephen Beall (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Charles Schwenk, Frank Matthews, James Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Robert Nipp, Michael Boone | |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | William Tobler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Donald Laffoon is called for the reach on Donald Partida - foul #2 on Donald Laffoon, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Barto (PF), Eric Nanney (C) William Tobler, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Scott | |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Willie Smalls steals the ball from Gregory Freshour | 28-22 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls lays it in | 30-22 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Beall - foul #2 on Stephen Beall, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), Frank Matthews (SF) Tony Redding, Stephen Beall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gregory Freshour | 30-23 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 30-23 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | George Barto swats the short shot by Jerome Collins | 30-23 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:51 | Central Florida | Jerome Collins is called for the reach on Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Jerome Collins, team foul #5 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG), James Tatum (PF), William Tobler (C) Charles Schwenk, George Barto, Eric Nanney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | William Tobler connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Tony Redding and the foul's on Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG) Willie Smalls | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nipp (PF) Tim Vidal | |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:21 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Tony Redding misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 33-25 |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | William Tobler is fouled on the floor by Michael Boone - foul #2 on Michael Boone, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Stephen Beall (SF), Donald Laffoon (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Frank Matthews, James Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG) Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:35 | Central Florida | William Tobler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Smalls - foul #1 on Willie Smalls, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (PF) William Tobler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Smalls | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Willie Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Laffoon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Partida - foul #2 on Donald Partida, team foul #8 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SG), James Tatum (PF) Tony Redding, Eric Nanney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Robert Nipp, Michael Boone | |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Willie Smalls makes the 3rd free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins loses the dribble to Charles Schwenk | 39-25 |
| 02:19 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Smalls | 41-25 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is denied on a dunk by James Tatum | 41-25 |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Donald Laffoon snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Neil Noack picks off the pass by Willie Smalls in the backcourt | 41-25 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Neil Noack lays it in | 41-27 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #3 on Donald Partida, team foul #9 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), William Tobler (PF) Willie Smalls, James Tatum | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Robert Scott, Gregory Freshour | |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge clanks a floater from the right block | 43-27 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Donald Laffoon | 43-27 |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-27 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Neil Noack | 43-29 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Laffoon | 46-29 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the floater in the lane | 46-29 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | William Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-29 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Mosteller and he's hacked by Jonathan Lott - foul #3 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #9 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Willie Smalls (PG), Tony Redding (SG), Frank Matthews (SF), James Tatum (PF) Jonathan Lott, Charles Schwenk, Stephen Beall, Donald Laffoon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Robert Nipp (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Jerome Collins, Michael Boone | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews misses the shot from the left block | 46-32 |