| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) SF - George Davis (fresh) PF - James Stephens (fresh) C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) SG - Anthony Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Donmoyer (fresh) PF - Ronnie Arnold (fresh) C - Melvin Trinidad (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | George Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Anthony Green splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | James Stephens is fouled on the floor by Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jason Bynum | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Ohio | Joseph Gipe is called for the reach on Anthony Green - foul #1 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | James Stephens blocks the short jumper by Stephen Donmoyer | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Ohio | Anthony Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Ohio | Anthony Green makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Ohio | Anthony Green makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Anthony Green | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum's layup is rejected by Melvin Trinidad | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Anthony Green is whistled for traveling | 2-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ward Pagan (SF), Gary Haley (C) Stephen Donmoyer, Melvin Trinidad | |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Ward Pagan steps in front of the Joseph Gipe pass in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | Todd Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:32 | Central Florida | Ward Pagan is called for the reach on Nathaniel Sisk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ward Pagan, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Golden (SG), Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Anthony Green, Ronnie Arnold | |
| 16:21 | Central Florida | Ward Pagan denies the turnaround by Joseph Gipe | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kristopher Lampkins | 2-7 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Robert Golden buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ward Pagan | 2-10 |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Golden - foul #1 on Robert Golden, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Melvin Trinidad (C) Todd Smith, Gary Haley | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ward Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Donmoyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Trinidad (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins knocks in the shot in the paint | 2-12 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum loses the ball out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Green (SG), Ronnie Arnold (PF) Ward Pagan, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-12 |
| 14:28 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad grabs the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Robert Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-12 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad gets the offensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | Anthony Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-12 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Stephens | 2-12 |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-12 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | David Clark misses the tip | 2-12 |
| 13:30 | Central Florida | James Stephens misses the tip | 2-12 |
| 13:29 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 13:05 | Ohio | David Wadlington takes the ball from Melvin Trinidad | 2-12 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | David Wadlington banks in the layup | 4-12 |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer lays it up and in and the foul's on James Stephens - foul #1 on James Stephens, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), George Davis (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, James Stephens, David Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Kristopher Lampkins (PF), Gary Haley (C) Robert Golden, Ronnie Arnold, Melvin Trinidad | |
| 12:45 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer makes the free throw | 4-15 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | David Wadlington misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 4-15 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| 12:12 | Ohio | Anthony Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-15 |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the board | 4-15 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-15 |
| 11:52 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Anthony Green | 4-15 |
| 11:46 | Ohio | Todd Smith is hacked by Don Holford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Holford, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), David Clark (PF) Don Holford, David Wadlington | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ward Pagan (SF) Stephen Donmoyer | |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins is fouled on the floor by Jason Bynum - foul #1 on Jason Bynum, team foul #5 | 4-15 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) PF - David Clark (fresh) C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) SG - Anthony Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ward Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Haley (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Todd Smith | 4-17 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | George Davis clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ward Pagan - foul #2 on Ward Pagan, team foul #4 | 4-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold (SF), Melvin Trinidad (C) Ward Pagan, Gary Haley | |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 11:10 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Todd Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-17 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Green - foul #1 on Anthony Green, team foul #5 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), James Stephens (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, David Clark, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Ohio | Nicholas Sanches (PF) Kristopher Lampkins | |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 10:00 | Ohio | Todd Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-20 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum throws it down on a nice dish by David Wadlington and the foul's on Nicholas Sanches - foul #1 on Nicholas Sanches, team foul #6 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG), Robert Golden (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF) Todd Smith, Anthony Green, Ronnie Arnold | |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:54 | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Jason Bynum | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gary Haley (C) Melvin Trinidad | |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe is fouled on the floor by Kelly Thomas - foul #1 on Kelly Thomas, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF), David Clark (PF) David Wadlington, James Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:12 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer gets the rebound | 9-20 |
| 08:53 | Ohio | Kelly Thomas is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gipe - foul #2 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #6 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (SG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Joseph Gipe, Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Anthony Green (SG), Ronnie Arnold (SF), Kristopher Lampkins (PF) Kelly Thomas, Robert Golden, Stephen Donmoyer, Nicholas Sanches | |
| 08:36 | Ohio | Todd Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Melvin Trinidad (C) Gary Haley | |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | George Davis misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-20 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | George Davis hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 07:54 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins is whistled for a carry | 11-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Wadlington (SF), James Stephens (PF) George Davis, David Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Golden (SG) Anthony Green | |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum slams it home set up by Don Holford | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Holford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Golden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kristopher Lampkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Trinidad (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Ohio | Robert Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | James Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is denied on a layup by Kristopher Lampkins | 13-20 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins misses the easy layup | 13-20 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold tips it in | 13-22 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Don Holford is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Todd Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 05:52 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Holford | 17-25 |
| 05:45 | Ohio | Todd Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Don Holford grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | David Wadlington is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Arnold - foul #1 on Ronnie Arnold, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF), David Clark (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Don Holford, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG), Anthony Green (SG), Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Nicholas Sanches (PF), Gary Haley (C) Todd Smith, Robert Golden, Ronnie Arnold, Kristopher Lampkins, Melvin Trinidad | |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Anthony Green makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Donmoyer | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | David Wadlington is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Thomas - foul #2 on Kelly Thomas, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG) Kelly Thomas | |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | David Wadlington misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Nicholas Sanches gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:58 | Ohio | Anthony Green shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 19-31 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Anthony Green picks off the pass by Adrian Nunn in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Adrian Nunn steps in front of the Stephen Donmoyer pass | 19-31 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is called for 10 seconds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) David Wadlington | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:10 | Ohio | Adrian Nunn steps in front of the Stephen Donmoyer pass | 19-31 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | George Davis is hacked by Stephen Donmoyer - foul #1 on Stephen Donmoyer, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF) Adrian Nunn | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronnie Arnold (PF) Nicholas Sanches | |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Anthony Green is hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, David Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kelly Thomas (PG), Ward Pagan (SF) Todd Smith, Stephen Donmoyer | |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Anthony Green makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Anthony Green misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | James Stephens pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Don Holford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer (SF) Anthony Green | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kelly Thomas (fresh) SG - Ward Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Haley (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Sisk | 21-32 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses short on an open shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Haley - foul #1 on Gary Haley, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Clark (PF) James Stephens | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Golden (SG), Kristopher Lampkins (PF), Melvin Trinidad (C) Stephen Donmoyer, Ronnie Arnold, Gary Haley | |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:22 | Ohio | Kristopher Lampkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Golden | 23-34 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Holford | 25-34 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Don Holford is called for the reach on Kelly Thomas - foul #2 on Don Holford, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), David Wadlington (SF), Adrian Nunn (C) Don Holford, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer (SF), Nicholas Sanches (PF) Ward Pagan, Kristopher Lampkins | |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Kelly Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:44 | Ohio | Kelly Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Adrian Nunn | 27-35 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer is hacked by Adrian Nunn - foul #1 on Adrian Nunn, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF) David Clark | |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Smith (PG), Anthony Green (SG), Gary Haley (C) Kelly Thomas, Robert Golden, Melvin Trinidad | |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Stephen Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | James Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Adrian Nunn tips it but misses | 27-37 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | David Wadlington grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Todd Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |