| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) SG - Tony Redding (fresh) SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) PF - James Tatum (fresh) C - William Tobler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Allan Reese wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Allan Reese connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Jonathan Lott - foul #1 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Allan Reese makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Tony Redding hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Tobler | 3-3 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey lays it up and in on a great pass from Sammie Farrell and the foul's on James Tatum - foul #1 on James Tatum, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 19:18 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Tony Redding connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Lott | 6-6 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell is hacked by Jonathan Lott - foul #2 on Jonathan Lott, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (PG) Jonathan Lott | |
| 18:28 | Marshall | Ward Winburn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | James Tatum misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Jarboe - foul #1 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | James Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | James Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:51 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Sammie Farrell | 11-8 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses short on a floater in the lane | 11-8 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Tony Redding grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | William Tobler connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Schwenk | 11-10 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Tatum | 11-10 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #1 on Allan Reese, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hammer | 11-11 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | William Tobler snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Beall, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Vanleer (C) William Tobler | |
| 15:54 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley is denied on a dunk by James Vanleer | 11-11 |
| 15:52 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) SF - Luis Machado (fresh) PF - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Beall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Tatum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Vanleer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:34 | Marshall | John Moore is called for 10 seconds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF) Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (SG), Eric Nanney (SF), Stephen Leith (C) Tony Redding, Stephen Beall, James Tatum | |
| 15:18 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Frank Matthews (SG) Charles Schwenk | |
| 15:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:58 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits a 3 from straight away set up by Merlin Drewes | 14-11 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | Frank Matthews double dribbles | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Richard Jarboe (PF), Allan Reese (C) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Baisley, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), James Tatum (PF), William Tobler (C) Frank Matthews, Eric Nanney, James Vanleer, Stephen Leith | |
| 14:03 | Marshall | Nathaniel Crosswhite steals it from Richard Jarboe | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | William Tobler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Jarboe - foul #2 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (PG), Luis Machado (PF) John Moore, Richard Jarboe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (PG) Nathaniel Crosswhite | |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | William Tobler misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Ward Winburn steals the ball from Tony Redding | 14-11 |
| 13:11 | Marshall | Allan Reese buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Luis Machado | 16-11 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Kenneth Baisley (PF) Michael Smith, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Baisley | 16-11 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bracey | 18-11 |
| 11:59 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall lays it in set up by Tony Redding | 18-13 |
| 11:47 | Marshall | Charles Schwenk steals the ball from Jeffrey Bracey | 18-13 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | James Tatum can't finish the layup | 18-13 |
| 11:42 | Central Florida | William Tobler tips it in | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Schwenk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Tatum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tobler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is hacked by James Tatum - foul #2 on James Tatum, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Kenneth Baisley, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (SG), Eric Nanney (SF), James Vanleer (PF), Stephen Leith (C) Tony Redding, Stephen Beall, James Tatum, William Tobler | |
| 11:12 | Marshall | Luis Machado drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Merlin Drewes | 20-15 |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | James Vanleer misses badly on a floater near the basket | 20-15 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-15 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | The jump hook by James Vanleer is blocked by Kenneth Hammer | 20-15 |
| 09:56 | Marshall | Luis Machado grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:50 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell is fouled on the floor by Charles Schwenk - foul #1 on Charles Schwenk, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Kenneth Baisley (PF) Sammie Farrell, Merlin Drewes, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), William Tobler (C) Charles Schwenk, Eric Nanney, Stephen Leith | |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ward Winburn and he's fouled by James Vanleer - foul #1 on James Vanleer, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Reese (C) Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | James Vanleer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-15 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bracey | 23-15 |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Nathaniel Crosswhite takes the ball from Allan Reese | 23-15 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | William Tobler scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Nathaniel Crosswhite | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley loses the dribble to Nathaniel Crosswhite | 23-17 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-17 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Tony Redding scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vanleer (fairly fresh) C - William Tobler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Marshall | William Tobler picks off the pass by Allan Reese | 23-19 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite misses the shot from the right side | 23-19 |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | William Tobler tips it in | 23-21 |
| 06:47 | Marshall | John Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey tips it home | 25-21 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 06:23 | Marshall | John Moore gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Beall - foul #2 on Stephen Beall, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) John Moore, Ward Winburn, Kenneth Baisley, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (PG), Frank Matthews (SG), George Barto (SF), Eric Nanney (PF), Stephen Leith (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Tony Redding, Stephen Beall, James Vanleer, William Tobler | |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:07 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:45 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-21 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | George Barto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:15 | Marshall | Stephen Leith steals the ball from Luis Machado | 26-21 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | George Barto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-21 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney tips it home | 26-23 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is hacked by George Barto - foul #1 on George Barto, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG) Merlin Drewes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Redding (SG) Frank Matthews | |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Stephen Leith | 26-23 |
| 04:22 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 26-23 |
| 04:21 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sammie Farrell - foul #1 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF), Allan Reese (C) Sammie Farrell, Jeffrey Bracey, Luis Machado, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Lott (PG), Stephen Beall (SF), James Tatum (PF) Charles Schwenk, George Barto, Eric Nanney | |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Jarboe | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Lott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Redding (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Leith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Marshall | Allan Reese misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 03:10 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Tatum - foul #3 on James Tatum, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (PF), William Tobler (C) James Tatum, Stephen Leith | |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Moore | 27-24 |
| 02:12 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | William Tobler loses the dribble to Merlin Drewes | 30-24 |
| 01:36 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | John Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 01:29 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Beall - foul #3 on Stephen Beall, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF) John Moore, Merlin Drewes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk (SF), James Vanleer (PF) Stephen Beall, Eric Nanney | |
| 01:29 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:29 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:04 | Central Florida | William Tobler clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-24 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | James Vanleer hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Ward Winburn, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (SF) Tony Redding | |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | William Tobler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 00:28 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (SG) Jonathan Lott | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Charles Schwenk clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-26 |