| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) SG - Alan Smith (fresh) SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) C - Robert Avery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) SG - Paul Miller (fresh) SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley banks in the layup set up by Paul Miller | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Alan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Paul Miller tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Alan Smith snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel clanks a shot from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Robert Avery snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Robert Avery misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Alan Smith tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Albert Laird can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Albert Laird takes the ball from Eugene Ryan | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is fouled on the floor by Roy Larimore - foul #1 on Roy Larimore, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mickey Payne | 2-4 |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is fouled on the floor by Robert Avery - foul #1 on Robert Avery, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Brown (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Eugene Ryan, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Curtis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) C - Mickey Payne (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Curtis Smith steals the ball from Glen Thurber | 2-4 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Mickey Payne | 2-4 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG), Christopher Powell (SG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF) Stanley Neel, Alan Smith, Roy Larimore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith dunks the ball | 4-4 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares's floater is tipped away by Brunon Dziewanowski | 4-4 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | William Brown grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is called for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Eugene Ryan (PF), Robert Avery (C) Paul Manzo, William Brown, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF) He-ping Chu | |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Robert Avery scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Neel | 8-4 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Robert Avery blocks the short jumper by Miguel Olivares | 8-4 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Avery - foul #2 on Robert Avery, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG), Roy Larimore (SF), William Brown (C) Christopher Powell, Brunon Dziewanowski, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Glen Thurber (PF) Jim Chumbley | |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan is fouled on the floor by Glen Thurber - foul #1 on Glen Thurber, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG) Albert Laird | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Mark Petrie takes the ball from Roy Larimore | 8-5 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Petrie | 8-7 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG) Stanley Neel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mickey Payne (C) Miguel Olivares | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Miller | 8-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Manzo (fresh) SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Ryan (fresh) C - William Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) C - Mickey Payne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan connects on the 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Paul Manzo is called for the reach on Glen Thurber - foul #1 on Paul Manzo, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Curtis Smith (C) Paul Manzo, Eugene Ryan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Mickey Payne | |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is hacked by Roy Larimore - foul #2 on Roy Larimore, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Powell (SF), Henry Jackson (C) Roy Larimore, William Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:47 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley jams it on a great pass from He-ping Chu | 11-11 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Jim Chumbley steps in front of the Curtis Smith pass | 11-11 |
| 10:19 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 11-11 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Stanley Neel - foul #1 on Stanley Neel, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), Eugene Ryan (PF), William Brown (C) Alan Smith, Curtis Smith, Henry Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley double dribbles | 11-11 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Miguel Olivares - foul #1 on Miguel Olivares, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Ryan - foul #1 on Eugene Ryan, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (PG) Stanley Neel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | William Brown snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell's floater is tipped away by Miguel Olivares | 13-11 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan tips it in | 15-11 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (PG), Craig Oswalt (PF) Albert Laird, Jim Chumbley | |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ernesto Alaniz - foul #1 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG) Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), He-ping Chu (SF) Ernesto Alaniz, Billy Inglis | |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Brunon Dziewanowski (SF), Curtis Smith (PF), Henry Jackson (C) Paul Manzo, Christopher Powell, Eugene Ryan, William Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Glen Thurber (PF) Craig Oswalt | |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brunon Dziewanowski (fresh) PF - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Curtis Smith is hacked by Glen Thurber - foul #2 on Glen Thurber, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Paul Miller, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jim Chumbley | 16-13 |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Albert Laird comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 16-13 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Albert Laird tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie tips it in | 16-15 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Alan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Powell (SG), Eugene Ryan (PF), William Brown (C) Alan Smith, Curtis Smith, Henry Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Craig Oswalt (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Mark Petrie, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 16-15 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Stanley Neel pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Mickey Payne - foul #1 on Mickey Payne, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (SG) Brunon Dziewanowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (PG) Albert Laird | |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mickey Payne - foul #2 on Mickey Payne, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Smith (SG) Stanley Neel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares (C) Mickey Payne | |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Miller | 18-17 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Alan Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Miller | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz misses long on a jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Eugene Ryan pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo misses the jumper from the right side | 18-17 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Paul Miller pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Paul Manzo - foul #2 on Paul Manzo, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG) Paul Manzo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt | |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 04:14 | Central Florida | Paul Miller pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Paul Miller tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Manzo (SG), Roy Larimore (SF), Curtis Smith (PF), Robert Avery (C) Alan Smith, Christopher Powell, Eugene Ryan, William Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Glen Thurber (C) Ernesto Alaniz, Miguel Olivares | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stanley Neel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Manzo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Larimore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Avery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Thurber (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Avery - foul #3 on Robert Avery, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski (SG), Henry Jackson (C) Stanley Neel, Robert Avery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Mickey Payne (C) Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley | |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski is fouled on the floor by Mickey Payne - foul #3 on Mickey Payne, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF) Mickey Payne | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt lays it up and in | 19-24 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 19-24 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Glen Thurber takes the ball from Paul Manzo | 19-24 |
| 01:20 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Laird | 19-26 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Brunon Dziewanowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Craig Oswalt | 19-26 |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Laird | 19-28 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Paul Manzo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Henry Jackson can't tip it in | 19-28 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Albert Laird pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses short on a floater from close range | 19-28 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Manzo | 19-28 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | He-ping Chu is called for the reach on Roy Larimore - foul #1 on He-ping Chu, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stanley Neel (PG), Alan Smith (SG), Eugene Ryan (PF), William Brown (C) Paul Manzo, Brunon Dziewanowski, Curtis Smith, Henry Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Albert Laird, Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt, Glen Thurber | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Roy Larimore misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jim Chumbley | 19-28 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Eugene Ryan | 19-28 |