| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dale Howard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Powers - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus tips it home | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Dale Howard snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:46 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terry Dycus | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | The jump hook by Eli Smith is blocked by Kyle Childers | 34-35 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Harold Burks tips it home | 34-37 |
| 18:10 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Ruben Carpenter takes the ball from John Powers | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Loftin | 34-39 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eli Smith | 34-42 |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | John Powers is hacked by Clarence Barnes - foul #3 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Octavio Giordano (PF), Scott Donohue (C) Larry Vanauken, Kyle Childers, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (SG), Phillip May (SF), Tim Widener (PF), Paul Fiedler (C) Robert Loftin, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses the easy layup | 34-42 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Octavio Giordano | 34-42 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue makes the jumper from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett (SF) John Powers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG) Ruben Carpenter | |
| 15:54 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano lays it up and in on a great pass from Bob Hernandes | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Sublett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chester Jordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tim Widener (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Fiedler (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Terry Dycus picks off the pass by Tim Widener | 38-42 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue double dribbles | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Dale Howard (C) Terry Dycus, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Phillip May, Tim Widener, Paul Fiedler | |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Harold Burks clanks a shot from the left block | 38-42 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Eli Smith snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Harold Burks misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-42 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Eli Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett misses the floater from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Harold Burks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:00 | Kent State | Harold Burks is hacked by Dale Howard - foul #3 on Dale Howard, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Kyle Childers (PF) Bob Hernandes, Oscar Sublett, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG) Chester Jordan | |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 13:33 | Central Florida | John Powers misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers misses the tip | 38-44 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Robert Loftin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter and he's fouled by Terry Dycus - foul #2 on Terry Dycus, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (C) Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Robert Loftin makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses long on a shot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | John Powers tips it home | 40-47 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 40-47 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Childers | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Loftin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eli Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Eli Smith clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kyle Childers - foul #3 on Kyle Childers, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Scott Donohue (C) Larry Vanauken, Kyle Childers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Bryan Darrell (C) Robert Loftin, Harold Burks | |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Eli Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:15 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-47 |
| 11:14 | Central Florida | John Powers tips it home | 45-47 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Phillip May | 45-50 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett (SF), Dale Howard (C) John Powers, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Tim Widener (C) Ruben Carpenter, Eli Smith | |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Phillip May buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Tim Widener is called for the reach on Bob Hernandes - foul #1 on Tim Widener, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Kyle Childers (PF) Bob Hernandes, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Harold Burks (C) Clarence Barnes, Tim Widener | |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Robert Loftin steals the ball from Larry Vanauken | 45-53 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Robert Loftin blows the dunk | 45-53 |
| 09:38 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the 3 from straight away | 45-53 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Phillip May pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Chester Jordan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Phillip May is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (SG), John Powers (SF), Octavio Giordano (C) Terry Dycus, Oscar Sublett, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter (PG), Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Chester Jordan, Phillip May, Bryan Darrell | |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Loftin | 45-53 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is fouled on the floor by Larry Vanauken - foul #3 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (SG), Scott Donohue (C) Larry Vanauken, Kyle Childers | |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Aguiar (SG), Tim Widener (C) Robert Loftin, Harold Burks | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Aguiar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eli Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tim Widener (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Tim Widener misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Tim Widener hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ruben Carpenter | 45-55 |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | John Powers connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Abercrombie | 48-55 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Ruben Carpenter makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-57 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Clarence Barnes is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #4 on Clarence Barnes, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Terry Dycus (SG), Dale Howard (C) Bob Hernandes, Robert Abercrombie, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Loftin (SG), Bryan Darrell (PF), Harold Burks (C) Mark Aguiar, Eli Smith, Tim Widener | |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | John Powers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is called for traveling | 48-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Childers (PF) Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Kent State | Phillip May (SF) Clarence Barnes | |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Ruben Carpenter is called for the reach on Terry Dycus - foul #3 on Ruben Carpenter, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Harold Burks blocks the short jumper by Dale Howard | 48-57 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Terry Dycus picks off the pass by Phillip May | 48-57 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 04:36 | Kent State | Robert Loftin snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Robert Loftin is denied on a dunk by Dale Howard | 48-57 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Harold Burks gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Harold Burks's pass is intercepted by Kyle Childers | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Darrell | 48-57 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Dale Howard tips it in | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dale Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ruben Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Loftin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Phillip May (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Darrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Harold Burks knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ruben Carpenter | 50-59 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers can't finish the layup | 50-59 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Bryan Darrell grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Clarence Barnes (SF), Eli Smith (PF) Phillip May, Bryan Darrell | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Eli Smith's pass is intercepted by Dale Howard | 50-59 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Eli Smith drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Loftin | 50-61 |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | John Powers hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Vanauken | 53-61 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Eli Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side | 53-63 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Dale Howard drills a runner from the baseline set up by Kyle Childers | 55-63 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Robert Loftin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-63 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Dale Howard pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Harold Burks is called for the reach on Terry Dycus - foul #3 on Harold Burks, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | John Powers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Clarence Barnes is hacked by Terry Dycus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Dycus, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chester Jordan (PG), Tim Widener (SF), Bryan Darrell (PF), Paul Fiedler (C) Ruben Carpenter, Clarence Barnes, Eli Smith, Harold Burks | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Larry Vanauken is called for the reach on Chester Jordan - foul #4 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Chester Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Vanauken | 58-65 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vanauken - foul #5 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG) Larry Vanauken | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Paul Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | John Powers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Robert Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Chester Jordan runs out the clock | 58-67 |