| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Thurber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Anderson Bond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Landers - foul #2 on Michael Landers, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Paul Miller hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Albert Laird | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers is hacked by Billy Inglis - foul #1 on Billy Inglis, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers loses the dribble to Paul Miller | 31-28 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Paul Miller buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Anderson Bond - foul #2 on Anderson Bond, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), He-ping Chu (SF), Craig Oswalt (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Markus Mullins (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 17:22 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is hacked by Matthew Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Walker, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Paul Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:13 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Craig Oswalt, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Daniel Byram (SF), William Jackson (PF), Don Wallace (C) Patrick Townsend, Markus Mullins, Matthew Walker, Hans Yablonski | |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mark Petrie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Oswalt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Byram (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Jackson | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ernesto Alaniz, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Richard Peters, Daniel Byram, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins (PF) Hans Yablonski | |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Laird | 40-36 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond loses the dribble to Albert Laird | 40-36 |
| 13:10 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anderson Bond | 40-38 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses the easy open layup | 40-38 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anderson Bond | 40-38 |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Paul Miller gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Anderson Bond is called for the reach on Paul Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anderson Bond, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Johnson (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Richard Peters (SG), Daniel Byram (SF), Hans Yablonski (PF), Don Wallace (C) Patrick Townsend, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond, Markus Mullins, Matthew Walker | |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tony Johnson (fresh) SG - Ernesto Alaniz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Byram (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Yablonski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG) Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson (PF) Don Wallace | |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Byram misses the shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Jackson | 43-38 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 09:56 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Michael Landers steps in front of the Glen Thurber pass in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Petrie steals it from Richard Peters | 45-41 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | Michael Landers is called for the reach on Mark Petrie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Landers, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Craig Oswalt (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), Don Wallace (C) Michael Landers, Richard Peters, Daniel Byram, Hans Yablonski | |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Albert Laird | 47-41 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace makes the floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:57 | Central Florida | William Jackson is called for the reach on Paul Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF) Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (PG) David Horton | |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | Don Wallace is called for the reach on Miguel Olivares - foul #1 on Don Wallace, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins (PF) William Jackson | |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 08:26 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | Albert Laird misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Miguel Olivares - foul #4 on Miguel Olivares, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (PG) Anderson Bond | |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt is denied on a layup by Don Wallace | 49-45 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis tips it home | 51-45 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton misses the jump hook in the lane | 51-45 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mickey Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Horton (fresh) SG - Patrick Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Markus Mullins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Don Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Central Florida | David Horton steals it from Paul Miller in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Oswalt - foul #2 on Craig Oswalt, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Johnson (PG), Mark Petrie (SG), Miguel Olivares (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Matthew Walker (C) Patrick Townsend, Don Wallace | |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:31 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Hammond - foul #1 on Robert Hammond, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace (C) Markus Mullins | |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Landers - foul #4 on Michael Landers, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Billy Inglis, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond (SG), William Jackson (PF) David Horton, Matthew Walker | |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anderson Bond | 55-51 |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 55-51 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond tips it but misses | 55-51 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Tony Johnson | 55-51 |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 05:34 | Central Florida | Tony Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Anderson Bond knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Glen Thurber (C) Tony Johnson, Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SF), Markus Mullins (PF), Matthew Walker (C) Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Paul Miller lays it up and in set up by Glen Thurber | 57-54 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF), Mickey Payne (C) Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Daniel Byram (SF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Markus Mullins | |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Hans Yablonski is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares (C) Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Horton (SG), William Jackson (PF) Patrick Townsend, Matthew Walker | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Thurber (fresh) 4 reb. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Horton (fresh) SF - Daniel Byram (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Hans Yablonski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | Albert Laird buries a floater from close range | 59-54 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Miguel Olivares - foul #5 on Miguel Olivares, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Craig Oswalt (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Glen Thurber, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Mickey Payne grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is fouled in the backcourt by David Horton - foul #1 on David Horton, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Paul Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF), Glen Thurber (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), Markus Mullins (PF), Matthew Walker (C) Richard Peters, David Horton, Daniel Byram, William Jackson, Hans Yablonski | |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anderson Bond - foul #4 on Anderson Bond, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:33 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace (C) Matthew Walker | |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hammond | 62-58 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Paul Miller comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley tips it back up and in | 64-58 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Markus Mullins misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-58 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Paul Miller tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Albert Laird is hacked by Don Wallace - foul #2 on Don Wallace, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson (PF) Markus Mullins | |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Albert Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG), Patrick Townsend (SG), Markus Mullins (SF), Matthew Walker (PF), Hans Yablonski (C) Michael Landers, Anderson Bond, Robert Hammond, William Jackson, Don Wallace | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is hacked by Richard Peters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Peters, team foul #13 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF) Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Walker banks in the layup | 69-60 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG), Jim Chumbley (PF) Ernesto Alaniz, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Landers (PG), Anderson Bond (SG), Robert Hammond (SF), William Jackson (PF), Don Wallace (C) Richard Peters, Patrick Townsend, Markus Mullins, Matthew Walker, Hans Yablonski | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Michael Landers is called for the reach on Craig Oswalt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Landers, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters (PG) Michael Landers | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Jackson hits the finger roll | 70-62 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Anderson Bond - foul #5 on Anderson Bond, team foul #15 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend (SG) Anderson Bond | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Paul Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Glen Thurber (C) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-62 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Don Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is hacked by Richard Peters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Peters, team foul #16 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Craig Oswalt (C) Albert Laird, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Peters misses the shot from just outside the lane | 73-62 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend snags the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Don Wallace | 73-65 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF) Billy Inglis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley is hacked by Patrick Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Townsend, team foul #17 | 73-65 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Jackson | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Richard Peters is called for the reach on Mark Petrie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Peters, team foul #18 | 75-68 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Glen Thurber (C) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Townsend can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hammond snags the offensive board | 77-68 |