| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) C - Alan Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Wayne Bernard (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex 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 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clayton Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Ismail, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hanes - foul #1 on Thomas Hanes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Richard Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Central Florida | Clayton Williams is called for the reach on Richard Williams - foul #2 on Clayton Williams, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG) Clayton Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Richard Williams drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Bernard | 2-8 |
| 17:13 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bernard - foul #1 on Wayne Bernard, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses long on a shot in the paint | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Christopher Ismail denies the turnaround by Thomas Hanes | 2-8 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Williams | 2-10 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley's pass is intercepted by Richard Williams | 2-10 |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | Richard Williams can't finish the layup | 2-10 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett grabs the board | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Plunkett (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Ismail (fairly fresh) C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Bernard (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Iglesias | 4-10 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Toby Luke drills a shot in the lane | 4-12 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Iglesias | 6-12 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Russell Iglesias steps in front of the Wayne Bernard pass | 6-12 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias slams it home | 8-12 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Toby Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon (PG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Nickolas Sontag (SG), Daniel Diep (SF), Jack London (PF), Elton Moore (C) Richard Williams, Douglas Garney, Wayne Bernard, Toby Luke, Thomas Hanes | |
| 14:01 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Diep picks off the pass by Thomas Whitley | 8-12 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Diep | 8-14 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Nickolas Sontag is called for the reach on Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Nickolas Sontag, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Edward Holm and the foul's on Jack London - foul #1 on Jack London, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Jack London misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Brown | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it in | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Robert Dias is hacked by Gerardo Leon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Central Florida | Jack London misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm makes the fadeaway from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Nickolas Sontag steals the ball from Edward Holm | 15-14 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag banks in the layup | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Dias (fresh) SG - Nickolas Sontag (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack London (fresh) C - Elton Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Dias takes the ball from Russell Iglesias | 15-16 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Jack London's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Holm | 15-16 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Jack London - foul #2 on Jack London, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Alan Henry (C) Gerardo Leon, Russell Brown, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Douglas Garney (SG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Toby Luke (PF), Thomas Hanes (C) Robert Dias, Nickolas Sontag, Daniel Diep, Jack London, Elton Moore | |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Toby Luke - foul #1 on Toby Luke, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 21-18 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Toby Luke steals it from John Gillman | 21-18 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-20 |
| 09:15 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 21-20 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Toby Luke gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard blows the layup | 21-20 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the fadeaway from close range | 21-20 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Richard Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Garney | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Alan Henry is denied by Thomas Hanes | 21-22 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it home | 23-22 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | Toby Luke drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Garney | 23-25 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon (PG), Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Edward Holm (C) Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Nickolas Sontag (SG), Daniel Diep (SF), Elton Moore (PF) Richard Williams, Douglas Garney, Wayne Bernard, Toby Luke | |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Christopher Ismail picks off the pass by Robert Dias | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) SG - Thomas Whitley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) C - Edward Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Dias (fresh) SG - Nickolas Sontag (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Elton Moore (fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Elton Moore knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Dias | 25-27 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail is fouled on the floor by Elton Moore - foul #1 on Elton Moore, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), Alan Henry (C) Thomas Whitley, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Douglas Garney (SG) Nickolas Sontag, Thomas Hanes | |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Elton Moore comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-27 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 27-27 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SF) Daniel Diep | |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 27-27 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Plunkett | 30-27 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the dunk attempt | 30-27 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Henry | 30-27 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Plunkett | 32-27 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it in | 34-27 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Norman Christy (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Gerardo Leon, Russell Brown, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (PG), Daniel Diep (SF), Toby Luke (PF), Thomas Hanes (C) Richard Williams, Wayne Bernard, Elton Moore, Robert Dias | |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Norman Christy grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 03:49 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Russell Iglesias - foul #1 on Russell Iglesias, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jack London (SF) Douglas Garney | |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Toby Luke misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Holm - foul #1 on Edward Holm, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Toby Luke misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Toby Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:33 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nickolas Sontag (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Diep (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack London (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nickolas Sontag - foul #2 on Nickolas Sontag, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF) Norman Christy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SF) Jack London | |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | John Gillman denies the turnaround by Toby Luke | 35-29 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bernard - foul #2 on Wayne Bernard, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Jack London (PF), Elton Moore (C) Nickolas Sontag, Toby Luke, Thomas Hanes | |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | Jack London grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Williams | 37-32 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is hacked by Daniel Diep - foul #1 on Daniel Diep, team foul #10 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF) Robert Plunkett, John Gillman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG) Daniel Diep | |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #9 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG) Clayton Williams, Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Toby Luke (PF), Thomas Hanes (C) Wayne Bernard, Elton Moore | |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Toby Luke - foul #2 on Toby Luke, team foul #11 | 39-34 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:14 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:58 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes misses the shot from the left block | 40-34 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is hacked by Gerardo Leon - foul #2 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Gerardo Leon, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Elton Moore (PF) Richard Williams, Jack London, Toby Luke | |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Edward Holm is denied by Thomas Hanes | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney clanks a halfcourt shot | 40-35 |