| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Kearns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Zonker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Schurman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Emmett Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 19:36 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:31 | Tampa | Keith Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jason Schurman in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 19:30 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman misses the easy layup | 36-37 |
| 19:29 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:13 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Schurman and the foul's on Keith Johnson - foul #1 on Keith Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:13 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:01 | Tampa | Keith Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 19:00 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:39 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Peter Pinkley (SG), Joshua Francis (PF) Bruce Albers, Clifford Kearns, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore (PG), Kurt Hedrick (SG), Sean Sylvester (SF), Christopher Brisco (PF) John Dublin, Leroy Zonker, Jason Schurman, David Jones | |
| 18:26 | Tampa | Tim Moore is called for the reach on Joshua Francis - foul #3 on Tim Moore, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Tampa | Thomas Spradling (SF), James Haddox (C) Keith Johnson, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller (PG), Francis Simpson (PF) Tim Moore, Emmett Cooke | |
| 18:16 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by James Cole | 38-40 |
| 17:58 | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester's pass is intercepted by Joshua Francis | 38-40 |
| 17:56 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Hedrick - foul #2 on Kurt Hedrick, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 17:40 | Tampa | James Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:38 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:18 | N. Carolina Central | Joshua Francis steps in front of the Christopher Brisco pass | 38-40 |
| 16:59 | Tampa | Joshua Francis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Keller - foul #1 on Steven Keller, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Clifford Kearns (SG), Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) James Cole, Peter Pinkley, Thomas Spradling, James Haddox | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Leroy Zonker (SG), Jason Schurman (SF), David Jones (PF), Emmett Cooke (C) Steven Keller, Kurt Hedrick, Sean Sylvester, Francis Simpson, Christopher Brisco | |
| 16:59 | Tampa | Joshua Francis misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:59 | Tampa | Joshua Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:43 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin is hacked by Clifford Kearns - foul #3 on Clifford Kearns, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG), Russel Caplinger (PF) Clifford Kearns, Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 16:23 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:02 | Tampa | Keith Johnson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:00 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pinkley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Zonker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Schurman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Emmett Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 15:35 | N. Carolina Central | Bruce Albers is called for the reach on Leroy Zonker - foul #3 on Bruce Albers, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Clifford Kearns (SG), Thomas Spradling (SF), James Haddox (C) Bruce Albers, Peter Pinkley, Keith Johnson, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore (PG), Kurt Hedrick (SG), Francis Simpson (SF), Bradley Simon (PF) John Dublin, Leroy Zonker, Jason Schurman, David Jones | |
| 15:28 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:26 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 14:57 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Cole | 42-45 |
| 14:40 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim Moore | 42-47 |
| 14:38 | Tampa | James Cole is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | Earnest Swensen (PG), Keith Johnson (SF), Joshua Francis (PF) James Cole, Thomas Spradling, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG), Sean Sylvester (SF) Kurt Hedrick, Francis Simpson | |
| 14:16 | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Haddox - foul #1 on James Haddox, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw (C) James Haddox | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 14:16 | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:16 | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:16 | Tampa | Joshua Francis grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 13:56 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Moore - foul #4 on Tim Moore, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller (PG), David Jones (PF), Christopher Brisco (C) Tim Moore, Bradley Simon, Emmett Cooke | |
| 13:56 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 13:56 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:34 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker is hacked by Clifford Kearns - foul #4 on Clifford Kearns, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Peter Pinkley (SG), Thomas Spradling (SF) Earnest Swensen, Clifford Kearns, Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Kurt Hedrick (SG) Steven Keller, Leroy Zonker | |
| 13:25 | N. Carolina Central | Joshua Francis steps in front of the Kurt Hedrick pass | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Dublin - foul #3 on John Dublin, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (SG) Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson (SF), Bradley Simon (PF), Emmett Cooke (C) Sean Sylvester, David Jones, Christopher Brisco | |
| 13:08 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:08 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Peter Pinkley - foul #3 on Peter Pinkley, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Haddox (C) Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller (PG) John Dublin | |
| 12:54 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Albers - foul #4 on Bruce Albers, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Duvall (SF), Russel Caplinger (PF) Bruce Albers, Thomas Spradling | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG), Jason Schurman (SF) Kurt Hedrick, Bradley Simon | |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:25 | Tampa | James Haddox double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | Earnest Swensen (PG), Keith Johnson (SF) Peter Pinkley, James Duvall | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 12:15 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Steven Keller, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 12:08 | Tampa | James Haddox misses the easy open layup | 46-49 |
| 12:07 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:43 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Earnest Swensen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Haddox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Steven Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Zonker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Schurman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmett Cooke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 11:30 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke clanks a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Earnest Swensen - foul #3 on Earnest Swensen, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG), Joshua Francis (PF), Robert Bradshaw (C) Earnest Swensen, Russel Caplinger, James Haddox | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Kurt Hedrick (SG), Sean Sylvester (SF), David Jones (PF) Steven Keller, Leroy Zonker, Jason Schurman, Francis Simpson | |
| 11:30 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:30 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:30 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke misses the 3rd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:30 | Tampa | Keith Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:18 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw double dribbles | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Duvall (SF) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Christopher Brisco (C) Emmett Cooke | |
| 10:53 | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester loses the dribble to James Cole | 49-50 |
| 10:36 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Cole | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 10:20 | Tampa | James Duvall gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Tampa | James Cole is hacked by John Dublin in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dublin, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Tampa | Thomas Spradling (SG), Keith Johnson (SF) Peter Pinkley, James Duvall | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG), Jason Schurman (SF), Bradley Simon (PF), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, Sean Sylvester, David Jones, Christopher Brisco | |
| 10:18 | Tampa | James Cole misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Tampa | Joshua Francis gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:51 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:44 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Bradshaw denies the turnaround by Kurt Hedrick | 51-50 |
| 09:42 | Tampa | Joshua Francis grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:36 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 09:35 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:23 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Schurman | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Emmett Cooke - foul #1 on Emmett Cooke, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Tampa | Earnest Swensen (PG), James Duvall (SF), James Haddox (PF) James Cole, Keith Johnson, Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller (PG), Sean Sylvester (SF), Francis Simpson (PF), David Jones (C) Kurt Hedrick, Jason Schurman, Bradley Simon, Emmett Cooke | |
| 09:11 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:11 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:00 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steven Keller | 53-54 |
| 08:58 | Tampa | Steven Keller steps in front of the Thomas Spradling pass in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 08:57 | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller banks in the layup | 53-56 |
| 08:43 | Tampa | Earnest Swensen travels with the ball | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG), Russel Caplinger (PF) Thomas Spradling, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 08:30 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steven Keller | 53-58 |
| 08:08 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 08:07 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:55 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 07:54 | Tampa | James Duvall snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:43 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Earnest Swensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Pinkley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Duvall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Haddox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Steven Keller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Zonker (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Sean Sylvester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Pinkley - foul #4 on Peter Pinkley, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Clifford Kearns (SG), Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) Earnest Swensen, James Duvall, Russel Caplinger, James Haddox | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Jason Schurman (SF), Bradley Simon (PF), Christopher Brisco (C) Steven Keller, Sean Sylvester, Francis Simpson, David Jones | |
| 07:31 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:31 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:31 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 07:17 | Tampa | Keith Johnson is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tampa | Joshua Francis (PF) Peter Pinkley | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore (SG) Leroy Zonker | |
| 06:51 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 06:49 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Joshua Francis | 56-59 |
| 06:43 | Tampa | Bruce Albers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Johnson | 59-59 |
| 06:17 | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore is called for 5 seconds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG), Russel Caplinger (PF) Clifford Kearns, Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick (SG), David Jones (SF), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, Jason Schurman, Christopher Brisco | |
| 05:56 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 05:55 | Tampa | Keith Johnson tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 05:36 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke misses the 3 from straight away | 61-59 |
| 05:34 | Tampa | Keith Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:32 | Tampa | Keith Johnson is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Tampa | Thomas Spradling (PG), James Haddox (C) Bruce Albers, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Francis Simpson (SF) Tim Moore, David Jones | |
| 05:32 | Tampa | Keith Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:32 | Tampa | Keith Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:15 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke lays it in set up by Bradley Simon | 63-61 |
| 05:09 | Tampa | Keith Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tampa | Clifford Kearns (SG), James Duvall (SF), Joshua Francis (PF) Peter Pinkley, Keith Johnson, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester (SF) Bradley Simon | |
| 04:48 | N. Carolina Central | Kurt Hedrick knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Tampa | James Duvall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 04:28 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:08 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kurt Hedrick and he's hacked by Thomas Spradling - foul #2 on Thomas Spradling, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Keith Johnson (SF), Russel Caplinger (PF), Robert Bradshaw (C) Thomas Spradling, James Duvall, Joshua Francis, James Haddox | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG), Bradley Simon (PF) Kurt Hedrick, Sean Sylvester | |
| 04:08 | N. Carolina Central | Francis Simpson misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:08 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:54 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Cole | 65-65 |
| 03:30 | N. Carolina Central | Robert Bradshaw denies the turnaround by Francis Simpson | 65-65 |
| 03:29 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Keith Johnson | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - James Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifford Kearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Keith Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russel Caplinger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Leroy Zonker (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Francis Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Simon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Emmett Cooke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tampa | James Cole is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Peter Pinkley (SF) Clifford Kearns, Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Steven Keller (PG), Tim Moore (SG), Jason Schurman (SF), Christopher Brisco (PF) John Dublin, Leroy Zonker, Francis Simpson, Bradley Simon | |
| 03:09 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Bradshaw - foul #2 on Robert Bradshaw, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Johnson (SF), Joshua Francis (C) James Cole, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester (SF) Jason Schurman | |
| 03:09 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | Tampa | Joshua Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:56 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Keith Johnson | 67-66 |
| 02:42 | N. Carolina Central | Sean Sylvester clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 02:41 | N. Carolina Central | Christopher Brisco grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:27 | N. Carolina Central | Keith Johnson steps in front of the Tim Moore pass | 67-66 |
| 02:22 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley lays it in on a great pass from Keith Johnson | 69-66 |
| 01:53 | N. Carolina Central | Joshua Francis blocks the jumper by Christopher Brisco | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Joshua Francis | 69-66 |
| 01:33 | Tampa | Bruce Albers misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 01:32 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley tips it in | 71-66 |
| 01:32 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tampa | Clifford Kearns (SG), Robert Bradshaw (C) Peter Pinkley, Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), Leroy Zonker (SG), Jason Schurman (SF), Bradley Simon (PF) Steven Keller, Tim Moore, Sean Sylvester, Christopher Brisco | |
| 01:09 | N. Carolina Central | Bruce Albers steals it from Emmett Cooke | 71-66 |
| 00:51 | Tampa | Keith Johnson misses the easy open layup | 71-66 |
| 00:50 | Tampa | Bruce Albers grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Emmett Cooke - foul #2 on Emmett Cooke, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tampa | Thomas Spradling (SF), Peter Pinkley (PF) Keith Johnson, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:21 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Zonker - foul #2 on Leroy Zonker, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Tampa | Joshua Francis (C) Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:11 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:11 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:05 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Leroy Zonker | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling is hacked by John Dublin in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Dublin, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw (C) Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Tim Moore (PG) John Dublin | |
| 00:03 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | Jason Schurman misses the halfcourt shot | 73-69 |