| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fresh) SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Kunze (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zeng (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Karl Parrish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - George Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Karl Parrish inbounds the ball | 32-48 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Julio Soto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-48 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 35-48 |
| 19:33 | Central Florida | James Hodges is hacked by Ronald Petrus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 19:21 | Central Florida | Julio Soto hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by George Walker | 35-50 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Petrus | 37-50 |
| 18:48 | Central Florida | James Zeng makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Walker | 37-53 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | James Zeng picks off the pass by Rene Colombo | 37-53 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Julio Soto buries a runner from close range set up by James Zeng | 37-55 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Karl Parrish gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 17:47 | Central Florida | Karl Parrish's layup is rejected by John Kunze | 37-55 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | John Kunze pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-55 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Julio Soto grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | John Kunze swats the layup by James Zeng | 37-55 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Julio Soto pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 16:52 | Central Florida | James Hodges makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Zeng | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo double dribbles | 37-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), Nathan Scott (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Zenisek (PG), Brian Schimke (SG), Brian Terry (SF), Thomas Lawrence (PF), Rick Pettry (C) James Hodges, James Zeng, Karl Parrish, Julio Soto, George Walker | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Thomas Lawrence comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 37-58 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-58 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott snags the offensive board | 37-58 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Sheaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Scott (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Zenisek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rick Pettry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | Brian Terry hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Sheaffer - foul #2 on Mark Sheaffer, team foul #2 | 39-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Julio Soto (PF) Rick Pettry | |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw misses the lay-in | 39-60 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | David Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | Brian Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (C) David Hendricks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Hodges (PG), James Zeng (SG), Karl Parrish (SF) James Zenisek, Brian Schimke, Brian Terry | |
| 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) | |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Upshaw | 45-60 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Nathan Scott is called for the reach on Julio Soto - foul #3 on Nathan Scott, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Rene Colombo (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), John Kunze (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Dikembe Awai, Robert Upshaw, Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Walker (C) Thomas Lawrence | |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | George Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Julio Soto tips it in | 45-62 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is fouled on the floor by Karl Parrish - foul #3 on Karl Parrish, team foul #1 | 45-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Terry (PF) Julio Soto | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | John Kunze misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Terry - foul #1 on Brian Terry, team foul #2 | 45-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Hendricks (C) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | John Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | John Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | George Walker is fouled on the floor by Rene Colombo - foul #3 on Rene Colombo, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw (C) John Kunze | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rick Pettry (PF) Karl Parrish | |
| 12:59 | Central Florida | James Zeng hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rick Pettry | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | Brian Terry gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | James Hodges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-65 |
| 12:27 | Central Florida | James Zeng tips it home | 47-67 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | George Walker swats the shot by Ronald Petrus | 47-67 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Rick Pettry pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Brian Terry misses long on a shot from the right block | 47-67 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Brian Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Noggle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Hodges (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zeng (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SF - Brian Terry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rick Pettry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Robert Upshaw picks off the pass by James Zeng | 47-67 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 47-67 |
| 11:30 | Central Florida | Rick Pettry grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | Brian Terry drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Zeng | 47-69 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | David Hendricks misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-69 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 10:35 | Central Florida | Rick Pettry drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hodges | 47-72 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Hendricks | 50-72 |
| 10:05 | Central Florida | Brian Terry makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Zeng | 50-74 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Brian Terry grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | James Hodges knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Zeng | 50-77 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw banks in the layup | 52-77 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | James Zeng misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rene Colombo - foul #4 on Rene Colombo, team foul #5 | 52-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Paul Roberts (SF), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, David Hendricks, Robert Upshaw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Zenisek (PG), Karl Parrish (SF), Julio Soto (PF), Thomas Lawrence (C) James Hodges, Brian Terry, Rick Pettry, George Walker | |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | James Zeng makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | James Zeng misses the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Karl Parrish - foul #4 on Karl Parrish, team foul #3 | 52-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Schimke (SG), Brent Evans (SF) James Zeng, Karl Parrish | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Julio Soto clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-78 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | John Kunze grabs the defensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Sheaffer | 55-78 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Brian Schimke clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-78 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | Thomas Lawrence misses the tip | 55-78 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | Julio Soto gets the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Mark Sheaffer takes the ball from Julio Soto | 55-78 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Sheaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Kunze (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Zenisek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julio Soto (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-78 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer gets the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Thomas Lawrence picks off the pass by Dikembe Awai | 55-78 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Brent Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Sheaffer - foul #3 on Mark Sheaffer, team foul #6 | 55-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Nathan Scott (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Dikembe Awai, Paul Roberts, John Kunze | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Parrish (SF), Rick Pettry (C) Brian Schimke, Thomas Lawrence | |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Brent Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Brent Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon loses the dribble to Karl Parrish | 55-80 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | James Zenisek banks in the layup set up by Karl Parrish | 55-82 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle drills a shot from the left wing | 57-82 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Nathan Scott steps in front of the Brent Evans pass | 57-82 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-82 |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Rick Pettry snags the defensive board | 57-82 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | Julio Soto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-82 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 57-82 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon is fouled on the floor by Rick Pettry - foul #1 on Rick Pettry, team foul #4 | 57-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), John Kunze (PF) Ronald Petrus, Wesley Kincannon, Fred Noggle, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Hodges (PG), James Zeng (SG), Thomas Lawrence (PF) Brent Evans, James Zenisek, Julio Soto | |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-82 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Lawrence snags the defensive board | 57-82 |
| 05:26 | Central Florida | Rick Pettry's pass is intercepted by Robert Upshaw | 57-82 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-82 |
| 04:59 | Central Florida | Mark Sheaffer steals it from James Zeng | 57-82 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Sheaffer | 59-82 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Dikembe Awai steals it from Thomas Lawrence | 59-82 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Rick Pettry is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on Rick Pettry, team foul #5 | 59-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon (PG), David Hendricks (PF) Dikembe Awai, John Kunze | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Schimke (PG), Brent Evans (SG), Brian Terry (SF), Joshua Spero (C) James Hodges, James Zeng, Karl Parrish, Rick Pettry | |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Kincannon | 62-82 |
| 03:39 | Central Florida | Brent Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-82 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott grabs the board | 62-82 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wesley Kincannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Sheaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathan Scott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Brian Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Spero (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Joshua Spero - foul #1 on Joshua Spero, team foul #6 | 62-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Roberts (SF) Robert Upshaw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Zenisek (PG) Thomas Lawrence | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Brian Schimke is called for the reach on Mark Sheaffer - foul #2 on Brian Schimke, team foul #7 | 62-82 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Brent Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Nathan Scott | 64-82 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Hendricks | 64-82 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-82 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott tips it back up and in | 66-82 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Brian Schimke knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-84 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-84 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott grabs the offensive board | 66-84 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wesley Kincannon, team foul #7 | 66-84 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF) Wesley Kincannon, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lawrence (PF), Rick Pettry (C) Brent Evans, Joshua Spero | |
| 01:39 | Central Florida | James Zenisek scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lawrence | 66-86 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Zenisek - foul #2 on James Zenisek, team foul #8 | 66-86 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |
| 01:11 | Central Florida | Brian Schimke is hacked by David Hendricks - foul #3 on David Hendricks, team foul #8 | 68-86 |
| 01:11 | Central Florida | Brian Schimke misses the 1st free throw | 68-86 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | David Hendricks gets the rebound | 68-86 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | David Hendricks scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Scott | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | James Zenisek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-86 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-86 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer tips it back up and in | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Brian Schimke runs out the clock | 72-86 |