| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino is hacked by Brian Nave - foul #2 on Brian Nave, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Brian Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Thomas Smolski hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Nave | 28-33 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | John Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Doug Yost | 28-33 |
| 18:39 | Central Florida | Brian Austin tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Thomas Smolski grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Doug Yost jams it on a nice dish by Brian Nave | 28-35 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Samford | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lloyd Marroquin | 31-35 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Brian Nave misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Thomas Smolski snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Doug Yost loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| 16:37 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the fadeaway from close range | 33-35 |
| 16:29 | Samford | James Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Brian Austin grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Thomas Smolski gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Thomas Smolski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 15:53 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Acklin | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Zerhusen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Smolski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Acklin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Brian Nave knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:23 | Central Florida | Brian Austin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smolski - foul #2 on Thomas Smolski, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), Donnie Minich (SF), James Ratcliff (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Lloyd Marroquin, Larry Johnson, Brian Austin, John Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Jack Huber (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Michael Zerhusen, Thomas Smolski | |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Grasso | 35-37 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Gary Grasso steals it from Jack Huber | 35-37 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Sean McLaren - foul #3 on Sean McLaren, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:42 | Samford | James Ratcliff steals the ball from Sean McLaren | 37-37 |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Acklin - foul #1 on Gary Acklin, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (PF) Gary Acklin | |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Doug Yost grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Jack Huber drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Manders | 38-40 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | James Ratcliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Todd Manders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Gary Grasso denies the turnaround by Doug Yost | 38-40 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Doug Yost snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Doug Yost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Summers, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Brian Austin (PF) Lawrence Summers, Gary Grasso, Donnie Minich, James Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Thomas Smolski (PF), Chris Geddes (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| 13:06 | Samford | Chris Geddes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | Brian Austin pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Brian Nave steals it from Darin Cosentino in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Brian Nave blows the dunk | 38-40 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | Brian Austin grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Brian Austin is fouled on the floor by Chris Geddes - foul #1 on Chris Geddes, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Acklin (C) Chris Geddes | |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Brian Austin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Gary Acklin pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:27 | Samford | Brian Austin blocks the short jumper by Michael Zerhusen | 38-40 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Smolski - foul #3 on Thomas Smolski, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (C) Dennis Prout | |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Manders (SF) Michael Zerhusen | |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Todd Manders buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 11:49 | Central Florida | Brian Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - John Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Acklin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 11:17 | Samford | James Brown buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Nave | 42-45 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | John Reed hits the finger roll set up by Larry Johnson | 44-45 |
| 10:50 | Samford | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 10:49 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | John Reed's floater is tipped away by Thomas Smolski | 44-45 |
| 10:25 | Central Florida | Brian Austin snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lloyd Marroquin | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Thomas Smolski blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 09:38 | Samford | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Brian Nave clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), Donnie Minich (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Lloyd Marroquin, Larry Johnson, Brian Austin | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Michael Zerhusen (PF), Jack Huber (C) James Brown, Todd Manders, Thomas Smolski, Gary Acklin | |
| 09:31 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | John Reed double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Ratcliff (PF) John Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Lewis (PG) Brian Nave | |
| 09:03 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 09:01 | Central Florida | James Ratcliff grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | James Ratcliff is denied on a layup by Doug Yost | 46-47 |
| 08:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Lewis | 46-47 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Sean McLaren hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 46-47 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), John Reed (PF) Lawrence Summers, Donnie Minich, James Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Samford | James Brown (SG), Thomas Smolski (PF) Brian Lewis, Michael Zerhusen | |
| 07:53 | Samford | Doug Yost scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso double dribbles | 46-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Brian Austin (PF) Gary Grasso, John Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Sean McLaren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Doug Yost grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Sean McLaren blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 46-50 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Doug Yost connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 49-53 |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Thomas Smolski gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Sean McLaren is hacked by Dennis Prout - foul #4 on Dennis Prout, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (C) Dennis Prout | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Sean McLaren, James Brown, Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| 05:44 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Brian Austin snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Brian Austin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Gary Acklin grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Gary Acklin drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Zerhusen | 49-55 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino double dribbles | 49-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), Donnie Minich (PF), Floyd Tobey (C) Darin Cosentino, Lloyd Marroquin, Larry Johnson, Brian Austin | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Geddes (C) Thomas Smolski | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Brown (SG) Todd Manders | |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Floyd Tobey travels with the ball | 49-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Prout (C) Floyd Tobey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:55 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses the lay-in | 49-55 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-55 |
| 03:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Chris Geddes | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Gary Grasso (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Summers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Minich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Zerhusen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Acklin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Geddes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Brian Nave buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Brown | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Brian Nave steps in front of the Lawrence Summers pass | 49-57 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Brian Nave hits the finger roll | 49-59 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Brian Austin (PF) Gary Grasso, Lawrence Summers, John Reed, Donnie Minich | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Yost (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Jack Huber (C) Michael Zerhusen, Gary Acklin, Chris Geddes | |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Jack Huber loses the dribble to Brian Austin | 49-59 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Thomas Smolski gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Jack Huber is hacked by Dennis Prout - foul #5 on Dennis Prout, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), John Reed (SF), Donnie Minich (PF), Floyd Tobey (C) Darin Cosentino, Lloyd Marroquin, Larry Johnson, Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (PF), Chris Geddes (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Doug Yost, Thomas Smolski, Jack Huber | |
| 01:37 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| 01:14 | Central Florida | Floyd Tobey misses the lay-in | 49-59 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Gary Acklin gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Gary Acklin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 49-59 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich hits the finger roll | 51-59 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Brian Austin (PF) Gary Grasso, Lawrence Summers, Donnie Minich, Floyd Tobey | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Jack Huber (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Michael Zerhusen, Gary Acklin, Chris Geddes | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Darin Cosentino is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darin Cosentino, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Samford | Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF) Doug Yost, Thomas Smolski | |
| 00:46 | Samford | Brian Nave is fouled on the floor by Darin Cosentino - foul #3 on Darin Cosentino, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Brian Nave is hacked by Lloyd Marroquin - foul #2 on Lloyd Marroquin, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Brian Austin's pass is intercepted by Jack Huber | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | James Brown hits a jumper from close range | 51-63 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Jack Huber gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Brian Nave runs out the clock | 51-63 |