| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) SF - Archie Burt (fresh) PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) C - Alan Heer (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 | East Carolina | Alan Heer 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) | |
| 19:53 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bart Christensen | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits a shot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Central Florida | John Lawson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 4-5 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Christensen | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Heslin | 6-5 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Rice | 6-7 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | John Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Julio Soto blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Heslin | 9-7 |
| 16:47 | Central Florida | Bart Christensen is called for the reach on Walter Rice - foul #1 on Bart Christensen, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:31 | Central Florida | Julio Soto drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Moore | 9-9 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tony Smith | 12-9 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Ruben Bullard - foul #1 on Ruben Bullard, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (SG), Victor McEvoy (PF), Dennis Poole (C) Walter Rice, Julio Soto, Gregory Axtell | |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Tony Smith's pass is intercepted by Victor McEvoy | 12-12 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Charles Smail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SF - John Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor McEvoy (fresh) C - Dennis Poole (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Smith - foul #1 on Tony Smith, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (SF), Vernon Lattimer (C) Thomas Moore, John Lawson | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Victor McEvoy - foul #1 on Victor McEvoy, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-14 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Lattimer | 14-14 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | Brian Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Mario Grant, Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SG), Julio Soto (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Greg Beyer, Brian Terry, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 14:34 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is fouled on the floor by Victor McEvoy - foul #2 on Victor McEvoy, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG) Victor McEvoy | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Rice - foul #1 on Walter Rice, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Lawson (SF) Dennis Poole | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Julio Soto buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Lawson | 16-17 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Julio Soto steals it from Michael Heslin | 16-17 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-17 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Archie Burt pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Walter Rice steps in front of the Alan Heer pass | 16-17 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Walter Rice clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Alan Heer | 16-17 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Archie Burt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | John Lawson grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Bart Christensen is called for the reach on Greg Beyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bart Christensen, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG), Brian Terry (SG), Dennis Poole (PF), Vernon Lattimer (C) Greg Beyer, Walter Rice, Julio Soto, Gregory Axtell | |
| 12:31 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Mario Grant - foul #1 on Mario Grant, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Thomas Moore steals the ball from Tony Smith | 16-20 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Charles Smail grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Charles Smail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Terry (fresh) SF - John Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Poole (fresh) C - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses badly on a shot from the left block | 16-20 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | John Lawson snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore loses the dribble to Mario Grant | 16-20 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Mario Grant's floater is knocked away by Vernon Lattimer | 16-20 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | John Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 16-20 |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to John Lawson | 16-20 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | Charles Smail is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Charles Smail, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Mario Grant, Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SG), Julio Soto (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Brian Terry, John Lawson, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is hacked by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG), John Lawson (SF) Thomas Moore, Dennis Poole | |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Alan Heer blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Axtell - foul #1 on Gregory Axtell, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Alan Heer misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Alan Heer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Archie Burt steals it from Gregory Axtell | 17-20 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno lays it in on a nice dish by Archie Burt | 19-20 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Walter Rice misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Axtell | 19-20 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Walter Rice clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Greg Beyer is blocked by Alan Heer | 19-20 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Greg Beyer - foul #1 on Greg Beyer, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Armand Costa (PF) Mario Grant, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Poole (SF), Vernon Lattimer (PF) John Lawson, Julio Soto | |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Vernon Lattimer | 19-20 |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #1 on Alan Heer, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smail (SF) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Armand Costa lays it in set up by Michael Heslin | 21-23 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Armand Costa swats the short shot by Vernon Lattimer | 21-23 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Charles Smail gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard travels with the ball | 21-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Michael Heslin, Charles Smail, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (SG), Julio Soto (PF) Walter Rice, Gregory Axtell | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SG - Brian Terry (fresh) SF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Tony Smith - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Lawson (SF) Greg Beyer | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Julio Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Archie Burt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Archie Burt - foul #1 on Archie Burt, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Archie Burt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the tip | 21-25 |
| 06:06 | Central Florida | John Lawson grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Mario Grant picks off the pass by Dennis Poole | 21-25 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin lays it in set up by Mario Grant | 23-25 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Brian Terry is fouled on the floor by Michael Heslin - foul #1 on Michael Heslin, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smail (PF) Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG), Walter Rice (SG), Gregory Axtell (C) Dennis Poole, John Lawson, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Mario Grant connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Heslin and he's hacked by Gregory Axtell - foul #2 on Gregory Axtell, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armand Costa (PF) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Walker (C) Gregory Axtell | |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Mario Grant steps in front of the Julio Soto pass | 26-27 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Charles Smail can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Charles Smail grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Heer | 28-27 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Brian Terry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Armand Costa grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is hacked by George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Mario Grant, Charles Smail, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Lawson (SF), Dennis Poole (PF), Vernon Lattimer (C) Brian Terry, Julio Soto, George Walker | |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Vernon Lattimer | 30-30 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | John Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (PG), Victor McEvoy (SG), Gregory Axtell (C) Greg Beyer, Walter Rice, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Charles Smail clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Victor McEvoy | 30-30 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mario Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Smail (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor McEvoy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore comes up short on the shot near the basket | 30-30 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:41 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lawson | 30-33 |
| 02:35 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SF), Alan Heer (C) Archie Burt, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer (PF) Dennis Poole | |
| 02:17 | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-33 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is whistled for a carry | 30-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG) Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy's pass is intercepted by Bart Christensen | 30-35 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard connects on the floater near the basket | 32-35 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | John Lawson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mario Grant - foul #2 on Mario Grant, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen, Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG), Walter Rice (SG), Julio Soto (PF), Dennis Poole (C) Thomas Moore, Victor McEvoy, Vernon Lattimer, Gregory Axtell | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | John Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | John Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Rice - foul #2 on Walter Rice, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (SF) John Lawson | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Julio Soto pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole is hacked by Alan Heer - foul #2 on Alan Heer, team foul #12 | 33-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Alan Heer drills a halfcourt shot | 36-38 |