| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fresh) SG - John Higgs (fresh) SF - John Liddle (fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Lyons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) SG - Charles Walls (fresh) SF - Dewayne Khan (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (fresh) C - Terry Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Terry Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Central Florida | Michael Brown loses the dribble to John Liddle | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Fordham | John Higgs comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie Gelb - foul #1 on Eddie Gelb, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Michael Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Fordham | John Higgs scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Kevin Lyons swats the short shot by Michael Brown | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Fordham | John Liddle pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Fordham | John Higgs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Charles Walls hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Justin Pearson | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Fordham | John Liddle hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan is fouled on the floor by John Liddle - foul #1 on John Liddle, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SG), James Markham (SF), Lance Whitfield (PF), Samuel Creasman (C) Justin Pearson, Charles Walls, Dewayne Khan, Michael Brown, Terry Smith | |
| 17:32 | Central Florida | James Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Manns (PG), Ralph Harrison (SG), Scott Caffrey (SF) Eddie Gelb, John Higgs, John Liddle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:08 | Fordham | Ralph Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | James Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Samuel Creasman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:43 | Fordham | Craig Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Fordham | Samuel Creasman picks off the pass by Ralph Harrison | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Oscar Manns takes the ball from James Smith | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Fordham | The short jumper by Craig Smith is denied by Scott Nelson | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Fordham | Craig Smith gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Oscar Manns (fresh) SG - Ralph Harrison (fresh) SF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Lyons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - James Markham (fairly fresh) PF - Lance Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Creasman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Fordham | Ralph Harrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:36 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 15:34 | Fordham | Craig Smith tips it in | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | James Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Scott Caffrey is called for the reach on Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Scott Caffrey, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), John Higgs (SG), John Liddle (SF), Frederick Helm (PF), Kenneth Dawson (C) Oscar Manns, Ralph Harrison, Scott Caffrey, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Charles Walls (SG), Dewayne Khan (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Terry Smith (C) James Smith, Scott Nelson, James Markham, Lance Whitfield, Samuel Creasman | |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on John Liddle - foul #2 on John Liddle, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Manns (SF) John Liddle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Higgs | 10-9 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Terry Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Michael Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Dawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Dawson, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Fordham | Scott Caffrey (PF) Kenneth Dawson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | Fordham | Terry Smith is called for the reach on Frederick Helm - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Dewayne Khan steals it from Frederick Helm | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Michael Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:28 | Fordham | John Higgs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Higgs - foul #1 on John Higgs, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Fordham | Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Oscar Manns, Frederick Helm | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield (PF), Samuel Creasman (C) Michael Brown, Terry Smith | |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Higgs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Caffrey (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Walls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Khan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lance Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Creasman (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewayne Khan | 10-16 |
| 11:23 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Pearson - foul #1 on Justin Pearson, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (SG), Oscar Manns (SF) John Higgs, Scott Caffrey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SG), James Markham (SF) Justin Pearson, Charles Walls, Dewayne Khan | |
| 11:23 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Scott Nelson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Brown (PF) Samuel Creasman | |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Scott Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Scott Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:35 | Fordham | James Smith takes the ball from Kevin Lyons | 11-18 |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | James Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Nelson | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Fordham | Oscar Manns makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | James Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:46 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Oscar Manns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Michael Brown is whistled for a carry | 14-21 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Higgs (SG), Scott Caffrey (SF), Frederick Helm (PF), Kenneth Dawson (C) Ralph Harrison, Oscar Manns, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Charles Walls (SG), Dewayne Khan (SF), Marcos Romero (PF), Terry Smith (C) Scott Nelson, James Smith, James Markham, Michael Brown, Lance Whitfield | |
| 08:40 | Fordham | Kenneth Dawson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Dawson | 14-21 |
| 08:26 | Fordham | John Higgs makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eddie Gelb | 17-21 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Terry Smith misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Eddie Gelb - foul #2 on Eddie Gelb, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Manns (PG) Eddie Gelb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:54 | Fordham | Oscar Manns's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Khan | 17-23 |
| 07:51 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan blows the layup | 17-23 |
| 07:50 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Oscar Manns | 17-23 |
| 07:32 | Fordham | Oscar Manns misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Oscar Manns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Higgs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) PF - Frederick Helm (fresh) C - Kenneth Dawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Walls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Khan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcos Romero (fresh) C - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Smith | 17-25 |
| 06:50 | Fordham | Oscar Manns misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 06:49 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:28 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan double dribbles | 17-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (PG), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) Oscar Manns, Frederick Helm, Kenneth Dawson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Brown (PF), Samuel Creasman (C) Marcos Romero, Terry Smith | |
| 06:07 | Fordham | John Higgs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 06:05 | Central Florida | Samuel Creasman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Samuel Creasman misses the jumper from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 05:58 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 05:41 | Fordham | Justin Pearson is called for the reach on Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Justin Pearson, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Manns (SF) Scott Caffrey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Smith (PG), Scott Nelson (SG), James Markham (SF), Lance Whitfield (C) Justin Pearson, Charles Walls, Dewayne Khan, Samuel Creasman | |
| 05:32 | Fordham | Craig Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| 05:32 | Fordham | Craig Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:32 | Fordham | Craig Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Smith - foul #1 on Craig Smith, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Smith (C) Michael Brown | |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Lance Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Terry Smith grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Terry Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 19-26 |
| 04:52 | Fordham | Ralph Harrison pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:37 | Fordham | Lance Whitfield swats the shot by Ralph Harrison | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Terry Smith | 19-26 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | James Markham makes the jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 04:04 | Fordham | Lance Whitfield steals it from Oscar Manns | 19-28 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | James Markham misses the fadeaway from close range | 19-28 |
| 03:39 | Fordham | Kevin Lyons pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:16 | Fordham | James Markham is called for the reach on Oscar Manns - foul #1 on James Markham, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eddie Gelb (PG), John Liddle (SF), Scott Caffrey (PF), Frederick Helm (C) Ralph Harrison, Oscar Manns, Craig Smith, Kevin Lyons | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Charles Walls (SG), Dewayne Khan (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Samuel Creasman (C) James Smith, Scott Nelson, James Markham, Lance Whitfield, Terry Smith | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eddie Gelb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Higgs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Caffrey (fresh) C - Frederick Helm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Walls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dewayne Khan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Samuel Creasman (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Fordham | John Higgs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 03:03 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Dewayne Khan drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Pearson | 19-30 |
| 02:33 | Fordham | The short jumper by Frederick Helm is denied by Dewayne Khan | 19-30 |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | Samuel Creasman snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 02:15 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Brown | 19-33 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | John Higgs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 19-33 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Justin Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-33 |
| 01:40 | Fordham | Scott Caffrey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 01:18 | Fordham | John Liddle is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Khan - foul #1 on Dewayne Khan, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Manns (SG), Craig Smith (PF), Kevin Lyons (C) John Higgs, Scott Caffrey, Frederick Helm | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Smith (C) Samuel Creasman | |
| 01:18 | Fordham | John Liddle makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:18 | Fordham | John Liddle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Michael Brown can't finish the layup | 21-33 |
| 00:59 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Kevin Lyons | 21-33 |
| 00:53 | Fordham | John Liddle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-33 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 00:46 | Fordham | John Liddle pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Eddie Gelb scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Charles Walls is fouled on the floor by Oscar Manns - foul #1 on Oscar Manns, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | Ralph Harrison (SG), Scott Caffrey (SF) Eddie Gelb, John Liddle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Markham (SF), Lance Whitfield (PF) Dewayne Khan, Michael Brown | |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Charles Walls misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Charles Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Ralph Harrison comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-34 |