| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ellison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Olinger | 30-42 |
| 19:00 | Central Florida | David Olinger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Junior Stone | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:14 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-42 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison hits the finger roll | 32-44 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mario Gonzales | 34-44 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is fouled on the floor by Mario Gonzales - foul #1 on Mario Gonzales, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (PG), Roger Panek (SF), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Tom Cobb (SF), Daniel Custodio (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Bobby Koenig, Peter Durso, William Ellison | |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-44 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Fred Touchstone | 34-44 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | David Olinger is called for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF) David Olinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG) Kenneth Kennedy | |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the lay-in | 34-44 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Leon Butler steals it from John Lackey | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Roger Panek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Sheckler (fresh) SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lackey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Cobb | 34-44 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Fred Touchstone is called for the reach on Daniel Custodio - foul #2 on Fred Touchstone, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Clarence Mason (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) Danny Sheckler, Angelo Rodriguez, Fred Touchstone, John Lackey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:15 | Central Florida | David Olinger banks in the layup on a great pass from Junior Stone | 36-44 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-44 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Durso | 36-44 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Mason steps in front of the Arthur Romanoski pass | 36-44 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason lays it in | 38-44 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Fred Touchstone (PF) David Olinger, Roger Panek | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso | |
| 12:35 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason is whistled for traveling | 38-47 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is fouled on the floor by William Ellison - foul #1 on William Ellison, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (PG), David Olinger (SG), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, Clarence Mason, Mario Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Danny Sheckler (fresh) SG - David Olinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lackey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | John Lackey knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Danny Sheckler | 40-50 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-50 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Owen - foul #2 on Thomas Owen, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Clarence Mason (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) David Olinger, Angelo Rodriguez, John Lackey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Kenneth Kennedy, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski lays it in set up by Leon Butler and the foul's on Junior Stone - foul #2 on Junior Stone, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (SF) Danny Sheckler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Junior Stone connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clarence Mason | 44-53 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | Junior Stone grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 08:57 | Central Florida | Bobby Koenig takes the ball from Junior Stone | 44-53 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Koenig | 44-55 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Junior Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-55 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler hits a shot from the left side | 44-57 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone knocks in the runner in the lane | 46-57 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Junior Stone - foul #3 on Junior Stone, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Olinger (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), John Lackey (PF) Clarence Mason, Roger Panek, Fred Touchstone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso | |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:45 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is hacked by Leon Butler - foul #2 on Leon Butler, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | John Lackey scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Junior Stone and he's fouled by Daniel Custodio - foul #1 on Daniel Custodio, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Clarence Mason (C) Junior Stone, Mario Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | John Lackey makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Roger Panek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lackey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Angelo Rodriguez steals the ball from Daniel Custodio | 49-58 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Roger Panek scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Mason steals it from Tom Cobb | 52-58 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | David Olinger buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Panek | 55-58 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Owen | 55-60 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | John Lackey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Fred Touchstone (PF), Mario Gonzales (C) Roger Panek, John Lackey, Clarence Mason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Kenneth Kennedy, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 57-63 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is hacked by David Olinger - foul #3 on David Olinger, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SF) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is fouled on the floor by Junior Stone - foul #4 on Junior Stone, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses short on a floater in the paint | 57-63 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Butler - foul #3 on Leon Butler, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Romanoski | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ellison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Leon Butler | 59-65 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales is whistled for a carry | 59-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, David Olinger, Mario Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Tom Cobb (SF), Daniel Custodio (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Bobby Koenig, Peter Durso, William Ellison | |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Mario Gonzales (C) Roger Panek, Clarence Mason, John Lackey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Bobby Koenig (SF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Kenneth Kennedy, Christopher Hill | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Fred Touchstone takes the ball from Daniel Custodio | 59-65 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Ellison | 59-65 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski (SG), Peter Durso (PF) Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Ellison, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Fred Touchstone is denied by William Ellison | 59-65 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Mario Gonzales blocks the short jumper by Bobby Koenig | 59-65 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Touchstone | 61-65 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Mario Gonzales picks off the pass by Leon Butler | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Junior Stone comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-65 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | David Olinger gets the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez is hacked by Bobby Koenig - foul #2 on Bobby Koenig, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is hacked by David Olinger in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Olinger, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SF), Daniel Custodio (PF) Bobby Koenig, Peter Durso | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | David Olinger knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF) Arthur Romanoski, Daniel Custodio | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Junior Stone - foul #5 on Junior Stone, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG) Junior Stone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is hacked by Roger Panek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Panek, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Fred Touchstone | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Tom Cobb takes the ball from David Olinger | 64-69 |