| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Walter Jacques (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Keeney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Alejandre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Harris inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Central Florida | Robert Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:41 | Central Florida | Leroy Alejandre pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:29 | Central Florida | William Lang swats the short shot by Joseph Harris | 40-30 |
| 19:28 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Alejandre - foul #2 on Leroy Alejandre, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:51 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris takes the ball from James Thompson | 42-32 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Robert Allen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Gardner (C) Robert Allen | |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Joseph Harris travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raymond Kleiber (SF), Sheldon Vanmeter (PF) Joseph Harris, Leroy Alejandre | |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams loses the dribble to Raymond Kleiber | 42-32 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | John Keeney knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Walter Jacques | 42-34 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Williams | 45-34 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | John Gardner knocks in the floater from the left block | 45-36 |
| 16:28 | Western Kentucky | William Lang's layup is rejected by John Gardner | 45-36 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | John Keeney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams lays it up and in set up by John Larsen | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Higgins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Walter Jacques (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keeney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Kleiber (fresh) PF - Sheldon Vanmeter (fresh) C - John Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | John Keeney comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Lang - foul #3 on William Lang, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lewis (PF), Dennis Webb (C) Thomas Williams, William Lang | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Cox (PG), Richard Young (SG), Leroy Alejandre (PF), Robert Allen (C) Walter Jacques, Raymond Kleiber, Sheldon Vanmeter, John Gardner | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | John Keeney makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | John Keeney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Leroy Alejandre - foul #3 on Leroy Alejandre, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Harris (SF) John Keeney | |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:25 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Richard Young blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Steve Higgins | 51-38 |
| 15:11 | Central Florida | Robert Allen gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:59 | Central Florida | Robert Allen buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Young | 51-40 |
| 14:42 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Webb | 53-40 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 14:16 | Central Florida | Robert Allen snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Allen | 53-42 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Cox is called for the reach on John Larsen - foul #2 on Stephen Cox, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Max Burch (SG), Thomas Williams (PF), William Lang (C) Steve Higgins, David Lewis, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter (PF), John Gardner (C) Leroy Alejandre, Robert Allen | |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris picks off the pass by William Lang | 53-42 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Richard Young loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (PG), Gahuj Aja (SF) John Larsen, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacques (PG), John Keeney (SG), Raymond Kleiber (SF) Stephen Cox, Richard Young, Joseph Harris | |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams's pass is intercepted by John Gardner | 53-42 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter banks in the layup on a great pass from John Keeney | 53-44 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja is hacked by Raymond Kleiber - foul #1 on Raymond Kleiber, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leroy Alejandre (PF) Sheldon Vanmeter | |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | William Lang can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Walter Jacques - foul #3 on Walter Jacques, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Larsen (PG), Steve Higgins (SG), James Thompson (SF), David Lewis (C) Leland Hicks, Max Burch, Gahuj Aja, William Lang | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Cox (PG), Robert Allen (C) Walter Jacques, John Gardner | |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Leroy Alejandre grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Steve Higgins steps in front of the Leroy Alejandre pass | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Higgins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - David Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Stephen Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Keeney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Kleiber (fresh) PF - Leroy Alejandre (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb (C) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Young (SG), Joseph Harris (SF) John Keeney, Raymond Kleiber | |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter (PF) Leroy Alejandre | |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve Higgins | 56-44 |
| 10:35 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-44 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dennis Webb | 56-44 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Larsen | 58-44 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Richard Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steve Higgins | 58-44 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Thompson | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Steve Higgins steps in front of the Robert Allen pass | 61-44 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Cox is called for the reach on James Thompson - foul #3 on Stephen Cox, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (PG), Max Burch (SG), Gahuj Aja (SF), Thomas Williams (PF), William Lang (C) John Larsen, Steve Higgins, James Thompson, David Lewis, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacques (PG), John Keeney (SG), Raymond Kleiber (SF), Leroy Alejandre (PF), John Gardner (C) Stephen Cox, Richard Young, Joseph Harris, Sheldon Vanmeter, Robert Allen | |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Gahuj Aja lays it in on a great pass from Max Burch | 63-44 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Leland Hicks - foul #2 on Leland Hicks, team foul #3 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Cox (PG) Raymond Kleiber | |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | John Gardner is called for the reach on William Lang - foul #3 on John Gardner, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Larsen (PG) Leland Hicks | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raymond Kleiber (SF) Stephen Cox | |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:33 | Western Kentucky | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | John Gardner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 08:15 | Central Florida | John Gardner tips it home | 65-47 |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | William Lang throws it down on a nice dish by John Larsen and he's fouled by Raymond Kleiber - foul #2 on Raymond Kleiber, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins (SG), James Thompson (SF) Max Burch, Gahuj Aja | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter (PF) Leroy Alejandre | |
| 07:57 | Western Kentucky | William Lang makes the free throw | 68-47 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | John Keeney buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by John Larsen - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #4 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Cox (SG) Raymond Kleiber | |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | John Keeney misses the free throw | 68-49 |
| 07:46 | Western Kentucky | William Lang gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson dunks the ball set up by John Larsen | 70-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Higgins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - William Lang (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Walter Jacques (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Keeney (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sheldon Vanmeter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Cox | 70-51 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-51 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 06:50 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 70-51 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Walter Jacques grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 06:25 | Central Florida | John Keeney is whistled for traveling | 70-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (PG), Max Burch (SG), Gahuj Aja (SF), David Lewis (PF), Dennis Webb (C) John Larsen, Steve Higgins, James Thompson, Thomas Williams, William Lang | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Young (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), Leroy Alejandre (PF), Robert Allen (C) Walter Jacques, John Keeney, Sheldon Vanmeter, John Gardner | |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis is denied on a layup by Robert Allen | 70-51 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | Max Burch is called for the reach on Joseph Harris - foul #1 on Max Burch, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | David Lewis denies the turnaround by Robert Allen | 70-51 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Richard Young snags the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | Richard Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Alejandre - foul #4 on Leroy Alejandre, team foul #9 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Larsen (PG), Steve Higgins (SG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Leland Hicks, Max Burch, Gahuj Aja, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-51 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Lewis | 74-51 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Richard Young misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-51 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | David Lewis pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen's pass is intercepted by Richard Young | 74-51 |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Stephen Cox slams it home set up by Richard Young | 74-53 |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-53 |
| 03:46 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams tips it in | 76-53 |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Robert Allen connects on the shot from the left block set up by Stephen Cox | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Steve Higgins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-55 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams tips it back up and in | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steve Higgins (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Stephen Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leroy Alejandre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Central Florida | The jumper by Joseph Harris is denied by James Thompson | 78-55 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Robert Allen denies the turnaround by James Thompson | 78-55 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Richard Young pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Leroy Alejandre is hacked by Steve Higgins - foul #3 on Steve Higgins, team foul #6 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Leland Hicks (PG), Max Burch (SG), Gahuj Aja (SF), Dennis Webb (PF), William Lang (C) John Larsen, Steve Higgins, James Thompson, Thomas Williams, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donnell Auman (PG), Paul Leiser (SG), Raymond Kleiber (SF), Sheldon Vanmeter (PF), John Gardner (C) Stephen Cox, Richard Young, Joseph Harris, Leroy Alejandre, Robert Allen | |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | John Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-55 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | William Lang can't connect on a shot in the lane | 78-55 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | Donnell Auman grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Sheldon Vanmeter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-58 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | William Lang misses the easy layup | 78-58 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Max Burch hits the follow up shot | 80-58 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Paul Leiser misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-58 |
| 01:24 | Western Kentucky | William Lang pulls down the rebound | 80-58 |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Webb makes the shot from the left block set up by Leland Hicks | 82-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense 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) | |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | John Gardner is whistled for traveling | 82-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Larsen (PG), Steve Higgins (SG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Leland Hicks, Max Burch, Gahuj Aja, Dennis Webb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stephen Cox (PG), Richard Young (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), Leroy Alejandre (PF), Robert Allen (C) Donnell Auman, Paul Leiser, Raymond Kleiber, Sheldon Vanmeter, John Gardner | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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) | |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Thompson | 84-58 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Robert Allen's fadeaway is rejected by William Lang | 84-58 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 84-58 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | John Larsen runs out the clock | 84-58 |