| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) SF - Kerry Gilbert (fresh) PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) C - John Bassler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) C - Shawn Long (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | John Bassler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney is fouled on the floor by Kerry Gilbert - foul #1 on Kerry Gilbert, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Ron Sanders can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Anderson - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | John Bassler can't connect on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to John Bassler | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Long - foul #1 on Shawn Long, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Lester Faulkner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mahoney | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Williams | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | Howard | Antione Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Ron Sanders hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | A charge is called on Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Anderson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Noah Ruth (PF) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:42 | Howard | Lester Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | John Bassler grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | John Bassler pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth is fouled on the floor by Ron Sanders - foul #1 on Ron Sanders, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth's floater is tipped away by Charles Mahoney | 7-7 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert tips it in | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kerry Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noah Ruth (fresh) C - John Bassler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Long (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Charles Mahoney scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:09 | Central Florida | Jason Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Shawn Long gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Charles Mahoney comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Noah Ruth's layup is rejected by Shawn Long | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Charles Mahoney snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Kerry Gilbert steals the ball from Lester Faulkner | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert blows the layup | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Antione Rizzo grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Charles Mahoney loses the dribble to Herbert Cross | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 13:13 | Howard | Ron Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Charles Mahoney tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Noah Ruth | 14-11 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Charles Mahoney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG), Abel Holt (SG), David Clark (SF), Frank Lincoln (PF), Sammy Jones (C) Jason Williams, Herbert Cross, Kerry Gilbert, Noah Ruth, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Jimmie Glinski (PF), Mervin Wadlington (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Ron Sanders, Shawn Long | |
| 12:30 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:11 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 11:46 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is hacked by Dennis Seeley - foul #1 on Dennis Seeley, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Percy Kilgore (PF) Charles Mahoney | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Dennis Seeley (fresh) SG - Abel Holt (fresh) SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Frank Lincoln (fresh) C - Sammy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) SG - Todd Deboer (fresh) SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) C - Mervin Wadlington (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski loses the dribble to Frank Lincoln | 14-13 |
| 11:18 | Central Florida | David Clark drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abel Holt | 16-13 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Glinski | 16-15 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Abel Holt makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Seeley | 19-15 |
| 10:20 | Howard | Bryan Mackey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-18 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln tips it home | 21-18 |
| 09:40 | Howard | Todd Deboer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-20 |
| 09:28 | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Seeley, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG), Herbert Cross (SG), Noah Ruth (SF), John Bassler (C) Dennis Seeley, Abel Holt, David Clark, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Ron Sanders (PF), Shawn Long (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Percy Kilgore, Mervin Wadlington | |
| 09:01 | Howard | Shawn Long clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-20 |
| 09:00 | Howard | Ron Sanders snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Herbert Cross steps in front of the Lester Faulkner pass | 21-20 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Jason Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Cross | 23-20 |
| 08:29 | Howard | Lester Faulkner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ron Sanders | 23-22 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Shawn Long swats the layup by John Bassler | 23-22 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Ron Sanders gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Antione Rizzo | 23-24 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Herbert Cross, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert (SF), Sammy Jones (C) Frank Lincoln, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Mahoney (SF) Jimmie Glinski | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Cross (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kerry Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Ruth (fresh) C - Sammy Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Howard | Antione Rizzo loses the dribble to Sammy Jones | 23-24 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross is fouled on the floor by Lester Faulkner - foul #1 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #3 | 23-24 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Jason Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Noah Ruth | 23-24 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Shawn Long steals the ball from Noah Ruth | 23-24 |
| 06:33 | Howard | Antione Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from close range | 23-26 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross scores on a shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | Lester Faulkner steals the ball from Jason Williams in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 05:44 | Howard | The jump hook by Ron Sanders is blocked by Kerry Gilbert | 25-26 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lester Faulkner - foul #2 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abel Holt (PG), Frank Lincoln (PF), John Bassler (C) Jason Williams, Noah Ruth, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Jimmie Glinski (PF), Mervin Wadlington (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Ron Sanders, Shawn Long | |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:21 | Howard | Todd Deboer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | John Bassler snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Frank Lincoln comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:04 | Howard | Mervin Wadlington grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Bryan Mackey double dribbles | 27-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG), David Clark (SF) Herbert Cross, Kerry Gilbert | |
| Subs | Howard | Ron Sanders (PF) Charles Mahoney | |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | John Bassler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Long (C) Mervin Wadlington | |
| 04:14 | Howard | Ron Sanders connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jimmie Glinski | 27-28 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Jason Williams buries a floater from the left wing set up by Frank Lincoln | 29-28 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Todd Deboer knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Shawn Long | 29-30 |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Shawn Long swats the shot by David Clark | 29-30 |
| 03:27 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bassler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Howard | Todd Deboer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 03:05 | Howard | Shawn Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Ron Sanders lays it in on a great pass from Jimmie Glinski and the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Seeley (PG), Herbert Cross (SG), Kerry Gilbert (SF), Charles Anderson (PF), Sammy Jones (C) Jason Williams, Abel Holt, David Clark, Frank Lincoln, John Bassler | |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Charles Mahoney (SF), Mervin Wadlington (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Jimmie Glinski, Shawn Long | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones is hacked by Mervin Wadlington - foul #1 on Mervin Wadlington, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Percy Kilgore (PF) Ron Sanders | |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 02:24 | Howard | Percy Kilgore gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Charles Mahoney is hacked by Herbert Cross - foul #2 on Herbert Cross, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Charles Mahoney misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:19 | Central Florida | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Herbert Cross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Percy Kilgore grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Charles Mahoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Percy Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Williams (PG) Dennis Seeley | |
| Subs | Howard | Jimmie Glinski (PF), Shawn Long (C) Percy Kilgore, Mervin Wadlington | |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Williams and the foul's on Shawn Long - foul #2 on Shawn Long, team foul #6 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ron Sanders (PF) Jimmie Glinski | |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:14 | Howard | Shawn Long is whistled for traveling | 32-33 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Shawn Long is called for the reach on Sammy Jones - foul #3 on Shawn Long, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Abel Holt (SG) Herbert Cross | |
| Subs | Howard | Mervin Wadlington (C) Shawn Long | |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Sammy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:49 | Howard | The rebound goes to Mervin Wadlington | 32-33 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Abel Holt gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Lester Faulkner - foul #3 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Noah Ruth (PF), John Bassler (C) Charles Anderson, Sammy Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Charles Mahoney | |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Kerry Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Mervin Wadlington snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Mervin Wadlington can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |