| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fresh) SG - Richard Grant (fresh) SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) C - Vito Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Gould (fresh) SG - Mathew Coleman (fresh) SF - Michael Thalheimer (fresh) PF - Devon Creasy (fresh) C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | William Stokes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Gould | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer scores on a floater from the right side set up by Mathew Coleman | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is fouled on the floor by Devon Creasy - foul #1 on Devon Creasy, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | George Davis is hacked by Mathew Coleman - foul #1 on Mathew Coleman, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Rider | Devon Creasy gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Central Florida | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Richard Grant buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roberto Delgado | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Rider | George Davis steals the ball from Michael Thalheimer | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Richard Grant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Delgado | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Rider | Mathew Coleman is denied on a layup by Vito Russo | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Vito Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Richard Grant clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Gould - foul #1 on Jerry Gould, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (SG), Arnold Ison (SF) Mathew Coleman, Michael Thalheimer | |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Rider | Arnold Ison is hacked by James Lebeau - foul #1 on James Lebeau, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Arnold Ison misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-5 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Arnold Ison steals it from Roberto Delgado | 9-5 |
| 15:40 | Rider | Jerry Gould lays it in on a great pass from Arnold Ison | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fresh) SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) C - Vito Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Gould (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) SF - Arnold Ison (fresh) PF - Devon Creasy (fairly fresh) C - William Stokes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | James Lebeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Rider | Devon Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Rider | William Stokes makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Gould | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | George Davis travels with the ball | 9-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) Roberto Delgado, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Rider | Mathew Coleman (SG), Michael Thalheimer (SF), Andrew Elamin (PF) Jerry Gould, Devon Creasy, William Stokes | |
| 14:30 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Bynum - foul #1 on Jason Bynum, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 14:30 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Central Florida | Richard Grant scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bynum | 11-11 |
| 13:49 | Rider | Andrew Elamin's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Fowler | 11-11 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Richard Grant knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jason Bynum and he's fouled by Mathew Coleman - foul #2 on Mathew Coleman, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Stanley Rucker (PG), Gene Cates (SG), Richard Wolff (PF) Melvin Tinkham, Mathew Coleman, Arnold Ison | |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:14 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer is called for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (PF), Vito Russo (C) Jeffery Fowler, David Clark | |
| Subs | Rider | William Stokes (C) Richard Wolff | |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Andrew Elamin is called for the reach on James Lebeau - foul #1 on Andrew Elamin, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF) Jason Bynum | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Gould (PG) Gene Cates | |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Thalheimer - foul #1 on Michael Thalheimer, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Wolff (SF), Devon Creasy (PF) Michael Thalheimer, Andrew Elamin | |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Rider | William Stokes grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:17 | Rider | Richard Wolff clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 12:15 | Rider | William Stokes tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Vito Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vito Russo, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Arnold Ison (SF) Richard Wolff | |
| 11:36 | Rider | William Stokes scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Ison | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) C - Vito Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rucker (fresh) SF - Arnold Ison (fresh) PF - Devon Creasy (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Lebeau | 17-15 |
| 10:47 | Rider | Arnold Ison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | Richard Grant grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Central Florida | James Lebeau can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 10:27 | Rider | Devon Creasy snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:07 | Rider | Arnold Ison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:05 | Rider | Arnold Ison pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | Rider | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) James Lebeau, Roberto Delgado, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (PG), Gene Cates (SG), Michael Thalheimer (SF), Andrew Elamin (PF) Jerry Gould, Stanley Rucker, Arnold Ison, Devon Creasy | |
| 09:55 | Rider | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:55 | Rider | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Don Holford | 20-17 |
| 09:17 | Rider | Andrew Elamin is whistled for a carry | 20-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Wolff (PF) William Stokes | |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Elamin - foul #2 on Andrew Elamin, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Arnold Ison (C) Andrew Elamin | |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | Rider | Arnold Ison gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:24 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer misses short on a shot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 08:22 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:03 | Rider | Richard Wolff clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Arnold Ison snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 07:47 | Rider | Melvin Tinkham scores on a jumper from the right side | 21-19 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | David Clark hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Fowler | 23-19 |
| 07:33 | Rider | Gene Cates double dribbles | 23-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG), Roberto Delgado (SF), George Davis (PF) Don Holford, Jason Bynum, David Clark | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Gould (PG), Devon Creasy (PF) Gene Cates, Richard Wolff | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Grant (tiring) 18 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Thalheimer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Devon Creasy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arnold Ison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | James Lebeau misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:08 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | Rider | Arnold Ison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | George Davis is hacked by Devon Creasy - foul #2 on Devon Creasy, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vito Russo (C) Jeffery Fowler | |
| Subs | Rider | Stanley Rucker (SG), Richard Wolff (PF), William Stokes (C) Melvin Tinkham, Devon Creasy, Arnold Ison | |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | Rider | William Stokes gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:10 | Rider | William Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Richard Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 05:46 | Rider | Michael Thalheimer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:40 | Rider | William Stokes clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 05:39 | Rider | Richard Wolff tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | William Stokes steals it from James Lebeau | 24-21 |
| 04:56 | Rider | Richard Wolff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 04:55 | Rider | Jerry Gould grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:39 | Rider | Vito Russo denies the turnaround by Richard Wolff | 24-21 |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 04:14 | Rider | William Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:00 | Rider | William Stokes drills a runner from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | George Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Stokes - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Jason Bynum (SF) James Lebeau, Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (PG), Mathew Coleman (SG), Arnold Ison (SF), Devon Creasy (PF) Jerry Gould, Stanley Rucker, Michael Thalheimer, Richard Wolff | |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:44 | Rider | Devon Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:31 | Rider | Mathew Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 03:30 | Rider | William Stokes can't tip it in | 25-23 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Grant (tiring) 18 pts. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Ison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Devon Creasy (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Devon Creasy grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:54 | Rider | Mathew Coleman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Richard Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 02:25 | Rider | Devon Creasy grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:11 | Rider | Arnold Ison double dribbles | 25-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) Richard Grant, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Elamin (C) William Stokes | |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | James Lebeau connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bynum | 28-23 |
| 01:37 | Rider | Arnold Ison is fouled on the floor by Jason Bynum - foul #2 on Jason Bynum, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Gould (PG) Melvin Tinkham | |
| 01:18 | Rider | James Lebeau steals the ball from Arnold Ison | 28-23 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum lays it up and in set up by James Lebeau | 30-23 |
| 00:51 | Rider | Mathew Coleman hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Gould | 30-26 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | David Clark buries a turnaround in the paint set up by James Lebeau | 32-26 |
| 00:14 | Rider | Jerry Gould is hacked by Jason Bynum - foul #3 on Jason Bynum, team foul #6 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) Don Holford, Jason Bynum | |
| Subs | Rider | Stanley Rucker (SG), Richard Wolff (SF), William Stokes (C) Mathew Coleman, Arnold Ison, Devon Creasy | |
| 00:02 | Rider | William Stokes misses the easy layup | 32-26 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | David Clark misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-26 |