| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - John Knopf (fresh) PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - Gerald Wilds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Rice (fresh) SF - John Lawson (fresh) PF - Julio Soto (fresh) C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Julio Soto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | John Knopf loses the dribble to John Lawson | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Rice and he's fouled by Norman Nold - foul #1 on Norman Nold, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Marshall | John Knopf misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Central Florida | Julio Soto gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Central Florida | Walter Rice can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Marshall | Timothy Walden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | John Lawson pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Walter Rice misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Central Florida | Julio Soto tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Thomas Moore takes the ball from Norman Nold in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore misses the lay-in | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Marshall | Timothy Walden grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Julio Soto grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto blows the dunk but the foul's on Gerald Wilds - foul #1 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy (PG), Greg Beyer (SG), Dennis Poole (C) Thomas Moore, Walter Rice, Gregory Axtell | |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:46 | Marshall | Victor McEvoy picks off the pass by Gerald Wilds | 0-7 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Julio Soto drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Poole | 0-9 |
| 16:21 | Marshall | John Knopf misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-9 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds tips it in | 2-9 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Wilds - foul #2 on Gerald Wilds, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SG), Gregory Axtell (C) John Lawson, Julio Soto | |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SF - Jerry Andrus (fresh) PF - John Paniagua (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SG - Walter Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor McEvoy (fresh) C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 2-11 |
| 15:36 | Marshall | John Paniagua snags the offensive board | 2-11 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Axtell - foul #1 on Gregory Axtell, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG) Greg Beyer | |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Becker - foul #1 on David Becker, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky (SF) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:15 | Marshall | David Becker pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:03 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky blows the layup | 4-11 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | Walter Rice can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:43 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:38 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Walter Rice misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | Marshall | John Paniagua gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | Marshall | David Becker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 13:58 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus's pass is intercepted by Thomas Moore | 4-11 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF) Ronald Gregory, Jerry Andrus, Steve Zapoticky, David Becker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG), Brian Terry (SG), John Lawson (SF), Julio Soto (PF), Vernon Lattimer (C) Thomas Moore, Walter Rice, Victor McEvoy, Dennis Poole, Gregory Axtell | |
| 13:04 | Marshall | John Knopf knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 6-11 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Julio Soto misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Walden - foul #1 on Timothy Walden, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Julio Soto misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Julio Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Julio Soto hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 11:55 | Marshall | John Paniagua travels with the ball | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Becker (C) John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG) Brian Terry | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) C - David Becker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SF - John Lawson (fresh) PF - Julio Soto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Julio Soto knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 9-16 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | John Knopf buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Becker and he's hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG) Norman Nold | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SG), Dennis Poole (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Greg Beyer, Julio Soto, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 11:20 | Marshall | John Knopf makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | John Lawson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Marshall | Timothy Walden snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 12-16 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | John Lawson can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Knopf - foul #1 on John Knopf, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF), Steve Zapoticky (PF) John Knopf, Timothy Walden | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy (PG) Thomas Moore | |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | John Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | John Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:54 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to John Lawson | 12-17 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Axtell | 12-20 |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Poole - foul #1 on Dennis Poole, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), John Paniagua (C) Jerry Andrus, David Becker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (SG), Brian Terry (SF), Julio Soto (PF) Walter Rice, John Lawson, Dennis Poole | |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | Julio Soto blows the dunk | 14-20 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell double dribbles | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), John Knopf (SF), Timothy Walden (PF) Kenneth Jones, Ronald Gregory, Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG), Vernon Lattimer (C) Brian Terry, Gregory Axtell | |
| 08:33 | Marshall | John Knopf is hacked by Greg Beyer - foul #1 on Greg Beyer, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (SF) Victor McEvoy | |
| 08:16 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus banks in the layup set up by Norman Nold | 16-20 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Julio Soto misses the jumper from close range | 16-20 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore can't tip it in | 16-20 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | The rebound goes to John Knopf | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Norman Nold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Walden (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Paniagua (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SF - Brian Terry (fresh) PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Marshall | John Knopf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:25 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Vernon Lattimer is denied by Timothy Walden | 16-20 |
| 07:23 | Marshall | John Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | John Knopf hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Norman Nold | 18-20 |
| 06:56 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Moore | 18-22 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Brian Terry steps in front of the John Paniagua pass | 18-22 |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | Norman Nold grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | Greg Beyer is called for the reach on John Knopf - foul #2 on Greg Beyer, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Kenneth Jones (SG), Steve Zapoticky (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy (PG), Walter Rice (SG), John Lawson (SF), Dennis Poole (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Thomas Moore, Greg Beyer, Brian Terry, Julio Soto, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to Dennis Poole | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Central Florida | Walter Rice travels with the ball | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Yee (PG) Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:13 | Marshall | Ronald Gregory is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Gregory, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | John Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Paniagua (PF) Herbert Yee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:41 | Marshall | David Becker buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Gregory | 20-22 |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:30 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Becker | 23-22 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | John Lawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 04:16 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:10 | Marshall | John Knopf misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 04:08 | Marshall | David Becker tips it in | 25-22 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Walter Rice connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Lawson | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Ronald Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knopf (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Paniagua (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Victor McEvoy (fresh) SG - Walter Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the shot from the left wing set up by John Knopf | 27-25 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Gregory - foul #2 on Ronald Gregory, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Marshall | Norman Nold (PG), Timothy Walden (PF), Gerald Wilds (C) Ronald Gregory, John Paniagua, David Becker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG), Greg Beyer (SG), Julio Soto (PF) Victor McEvoy, Walter Rice, Gregory Axtell | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Timothy Walden can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Julio Soto - foul #1 on Julio Soto, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SF) John Knopf | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (SF), Vernon Lattimer (C) John Lawson, Dennis Poole | |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:56 | Marshall | Timothy Walden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Julio Soto blows the dunk | 29-27 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 02:13 | Marshall | Norman Nold misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Wilds | 29-29 |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Nold and the foul's on Greg Beyer - foul #3 on Greg Beyer, team foul #7 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SF) Jerry Andrus | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SG), John Lawson (SF), Victor McEvoy (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Greg Beyer, Brian Terry, Julio Soto, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 01:52 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 01:25 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-29 |
| 01:08 | Marshall | Norman Nold snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | Norman Nold connects on the floater from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Timothy Walden denies the turnaround by Gregory Axtell | 34-29 |
| 00:31 | Marshall | Gerald Wilds gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:08 | Marshall | Norman Nold loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Gregory (PG), Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), John Paniagua (PF), David Becker (C) Norman Nold, Kenneth Jones, John Knopf, Timothy Walden, Gerald Wilds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Poole (PG), Brian Terry (SG), Julio Soto (PF) Thomas Moore, Walter Rice, Victor McEvoy | |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto's fadeaway is rejected by John Paniagua | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |