| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) C - Lionel Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Central Florida | Brian Austin misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-39 |
| 19:47 | Marshall | Lionel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 19:35 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-39 |
| 19:33 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 19:17 | Marshall | Lionel Davis gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Marshall | James Rutherford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 18:40 | Marshall | Lionel Davis gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Marshall | Larry Johnson is called for the reach on Lionel Davis - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (SF) Larry Johnson | |
| 18:06 | Marshall | Lionel Davis can't throw it down | 33-39 |
| 18:04 | Marshall | Lionel Davis tips it home | 35-39 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | Gary Pfarr takes the ball from Gary Grasso | 35-39 |
| 17:31 | Marshall | James Rutherford comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Dennis Prout | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG), Louis Vanwyk (PF) James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (SG) Gary Grasso | |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Lionel Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-41 |
| 16:43 | Central Florida | Brian Austin grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darin Cosentino | 35-43 |
| 16:07 | Marshall | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Kevin Jones grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 15:47 | Marshall | Kevin Jones is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Summers - foul #2 on Lawrence Summers, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) Michael Johnson, Kevin Jones, Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Donnie Minich (C) Darin Cosentino, Lawrence Summers, Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) C - Louis Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Gary Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Minich (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Marshall | James Rutherford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 15:21 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 37-43 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | John Reed gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:03 | Central Florida | John Reed's pass is intercepted by James Rutherford | 37-43 |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 14:45 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Reed | 37-43 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin is fouled on the floor by James Rutherford - foul #2 on James Rutherford, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin Jones (SF), Lionel Davis (C) Charles Moore, Louis Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Floyd Tobey (C) John Reed | |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 13:36 | Marshall | James Rutherford drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 39-45 |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Marshall | Lionel Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lloyd Marroquin - foul #4 on Lloyd Marroquin, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Johnson (PG), Louis Vanwyk (PF) James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), Brian Austin (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Gary Grasso, Lloyd Marroquin, Donnie Minich, Floyd Tobey | |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #1 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG) Daniel Pfannenstiel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:18 | Marshall | Lionel Davis hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 42-47 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson connects on the runner from close range set up by Darin Cosentino and the foul's on Louis Vanwyk - foul #3 on Louis Vanwyk, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Randall Smith (C) Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:41 | Marshall | Charles Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:39 | Marshall | Randall Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Randall Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Summers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Marshall | Kevin Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:18 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Dennis Prout is denied by Randall Smith | 45-50 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Brian Austin snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 11:04 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Randall Smith | 45-50 |
| 10:56 | Marshall | Kevin Jones is denied on a layup by Brian Austin | 45-50 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino is fouled on the floor by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF), Lionel Davis (C) Kevin Jones, Louis Vanwyk, Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (SG), John Reed (SF) Lawrence Summers, Larry Johnson | |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 10:24 | Marshall | Lionel Davis pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Lionel Davis connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Johnson and the foul's on Brian Austin - foul #2 on Brian Austin, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin Jones (SF) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Lionel Davis makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Brian Austin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr's pass is intercepted by Gary Grasso | 48-50 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-50 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | John Reed tips it home | 48-52 |
| 08:36 | Marshall | Kevin Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Lionel Davis misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:16 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso connects on the jumper near the basket | 48-54 |
| 07:56 | Marshall | Kevin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Louis Vanwyk (C) Michael Johnson, Kevin Jones, Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Donnie Minich (C) Darin Cosentino, Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lloyd Marroquin | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) C - Louis Vanwyk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Gary Grasso (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Minich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Marshall | James Rutherford drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 51-56 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Louis Vanwyk, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin Jones (SF), Lionel Davis (C) James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (PG), Floyd Tobey (C) Gary Grasso, John Reed | |
| 06:18 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 06:05 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Summers | 51-59 |
| 05:43 | Marshall | Louis Vanwyk is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Marroquin - foul #5 on Lloyd Marroquin, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Johnson (PG) Daniel Pfannenstiel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Brian Austin (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Lloyd Marroquin, Donnie Minich, Floyd Tobey | |
| 05:34 | Marshall | Brian Austin denies the turnaround by Charles Moore | 51-59 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | Brian Austin steals the ball from Kevin Jones | 51-61 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Brian Austin knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Lawrence Summers | 51-63 |
| 04:41 | Marshall | Dennis Prout steps in front of the Lionel Davis pass | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Lionel Davis steals the ball from Lawrence Summers | 51-63 |
| 04:12 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF) Charles Moore, Louis Vanwyk | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (SG) Lawrence Summers | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Austin - foul #3 on Brian Austin, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | James Rutherford takes the ball from Brian Austin | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lionel Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Grasso (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis Prout (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Kevin Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 03:17 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr tips it back up and in | 55-63 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 03:04 | Marshall | Lionel Davis gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 02:43 | Marshall | Michael Johnson makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Rutherford | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 02:23 | Marshall | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Marshall | Lionel Davis can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 57-63 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino hits a shot in the lane set up by Larry Johnson | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Marshall | James Rutherford loses the dribble to Darin Cosentino | 57-65 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino jams it | 57-67 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Kevin Jones hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Pfarr | 60-67 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Darin Cosentino | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Marshall | James Rutherford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Lionel Davis gets the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | James Rutherford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | James Rutherford is called for the reach on Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Rutherford, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donnie Minich (PF) Brian Austin | |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:33 | Marshall | James Rutherford is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Rutherford, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich is hacked by Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | James Rutherford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donnie Minich - foul #1 on Donnie Minich, team foul #7 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Louis Vanwyk (PF), Randall Smith (C) Michael Johnson, Kevin Jones, Gary Pfarr, Lionel Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (SG), John Reed (SF), Floyd Tobey (C) Darin Cosentino, Larry Johnson, Dennis Prout | |
| 00:26 | Marshall | James Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:26 | Marshall | James Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #2 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Johnson (PG), Kevin Jones (SF), Gary Pfarr (PF), Lionel Davis (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Charles Moore, Louis Vanwyk, Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Larry Johnson (SF), Dennis Prout (C) Lawrence Summers, John Reed, Floyd Tobey | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Lionel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-75 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout pulls down the rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino runs out the clock | 65-75 |