| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Hodges (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor McEvoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Archie Burt inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Julio Soto steps in front of the Alan Heer pass | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore is fouled on the floor by Mario Grant - foul #2 on Mario Grant, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Heer | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hodges | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | James Hodges is called for the reach on Bart Christensen - foul #3 on James Hodges, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (PG) James Hodges | |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Archie Burt picks off the pass by Julio Soto | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gregory Axtell - foul #1 on Gregory Axtell, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (SG), Dennis Poole (SF) Thomas Moore, Victor McEvoy | |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | Central Florida | Walter Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SF) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Lattimer (C) Gregory Axtell | |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Dennis Poole steps in front of the Alan Heer pass | 39-37 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Poole is blocked by Armand Costa | 39-37 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Alan Heer pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by Walter Rice - foul #1 on Walter Rice, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (SG), Gregory Axtell (C) Greg Beyer, Julio Soto | |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Fred Noggle is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mario Grant | 41-37 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Walter Rice (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) C - Gregory Axtell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Thomas Moore steals the ball from Mario Grant | 41-37 |
| 15:27 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Domenic Bruno | 43-39 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Mario Grant connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ruben Bullard | 45-39 |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Archie Burt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ruben Bullard | 47-39 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Walter Rice clanks a shot from the left side | 47-39 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Poole | 47-41 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-41 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman tips it in | 49-41 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is hacked by Walter Rice - foul #2 on Walter Rice, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Ruben Bullard, Mario Grant, Domenic Bruno, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Hodges (PG), Greg Beyer (SG), Victor McEvoy (SF), Julio Soto (PF), George Walker (C) Walter Rice, Thomas Moore, Dennis Poole, Vernon Lattimer, Gregory Axtell | |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen's fadeaway is rejected by Julio Soto | 49-41 |
| 12:37 | Central Florida | George Walker pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Armand Costa blocks the short jumper by Victor McEvoy | 49-41 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | George Walker gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Hodges (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Beyer (fresh) SF - Victor McEvoy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - George Walker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Smith and the foul's on George Walker - foul #2 on George Walker, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | George Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy double dribbles | 51-41 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Mario Grant is fouled on the floor by George Walker - foul #3 on George Walker, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Victor McEvoy picks off the pass by Bart Christensen | 51-41 |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor McEvoy | 51-43 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Mario Grant hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Greg Beyer - foul #1 on Greg Beyer, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (SG), Gregory Axtell (C) Victor McEvoy, George Walker | |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Julio Soto grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Tony Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Moore - foul #4 on Tony Smith, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Tony Smith, Bart Christensen, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Poole (SF), Vernon Lattimer (PF) Greg Beyer, Julio Soto | |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell is called for traveling | 52-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (PG) James Hodges | |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Mario Grant comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:17 | Central Florida | Lubomil Zimmerman denies the turnaround by Vernon Lattimer | 52-43 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Mario Grant gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Vernon Lattimer - foul #3 on Vernon Lattimer, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Julio Soto (PF) Vernon Lattimer | |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore is hacked by Bart Christensen - foul #1 on Bart Christensen, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (SG), Victor McEvoy (SF) Thomas Moore, Gregory Axtell | |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer lays it in on a great pass from Walter Rice | 53-45 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the jumper from close range | 55-45 |
| 08:12 | Central Florida | Julio Soto misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mario Grant | 57-45 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Julio Soto snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. SG - Mario Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bart Christensen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Walter Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor McEvoy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Poole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Domenic Bruno, Mario Grant, Bart Christensen, Armand Costa, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Moore (SG), Vernon Lattimer (PF), Gregory Axtell (C) Walter Rice, Julio Soto, Dennis Poole | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman hits the finger roll | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Archie Burt - foul #3 on Archie Burt, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Hodges (PG) Greg Beyer | |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Burt | 59-47 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Hodges | 62-50 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Hodges - foul #4 on James Hodges, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Alan Heer (C) Archie Burt, Alphonso Figueroa, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (SF), Julio Soto (PF) Victor McEvoy, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Tony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:55 | Central Florida | Julio Soto gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Julio Soto is fouled on the floor by Tony Smith - foul #5 on Tony Smith, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PG), Mario Grant (SG) Tony Smith, Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:25 | Central Florida | James Hodges hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Moore | 63-52 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Mario Grant buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Domenic Bruno | 65-52 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore loses the dribble to Alan Heer | 65-52 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno is whistled for traveling | 65-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Poole (SF), Vernon Lattimer (C) Thomas Moore, Gregory Axtell | |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Julio Soto banks in the layup | 65-54 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Armand Costa loses the dribble to Dennis Poole | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole is fouled on the floor by Alan Heer - foul #3 on Alan Heer, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SF) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Greg Beyer (PG), Brian Terry (SG) James Hodges, Walter Rice | |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Armand Costa tips it but misses | 65-55 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Brian Terry snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Greg Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vernon Lattimer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Brian Terry is fouled on the floor by Bart Christensen - foul #2 on Bart Christensen, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alphonso Figueroa (PF) Domenic Bruno, Bart Christensen, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy (SF), Gregory Axtell (C) Julio Soto, Vernon Lattimer | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Mario Grant misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the offensive board | 65-57 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is hacked by Greg Beyer - foul #2 on Greg Beyer, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Hodges (PG), Thomas Moore (SG) Greg Beyer, Brian Terry | |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore is hacked by Alphonso Figueroa - foul #1 on Alphonso Figueroa, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Victor McEvoy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 67-57 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-57 |
| 01:59 | Central Florida | Gregory Axtell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | James Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PG), Bart Christensen (SG) Mario Grant, Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Rice (PG), Greg Beyer (SG), Vernon Lattimer (PF), George Walker (C) James Hodges, Thomas Moore, Victor McEvoy, Gregory Axtell | |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Domenic Bruno | 70-57 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 70-57 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Alphonso Figueroa loses the ball out of bounds | 70-57 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Dennis Poole comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ruben Bullard | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the driving attempt from the left block | 70-57 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ruben Bullard | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Greg Beyer can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 72-57 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno runs out the clock | 72-57 |