| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Bushnell (fresh) SG - James Conley (fresh) SF - Damian Bisson (fresh) PF - Jessie Lester (fresh) C - Darren Bostic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - George Throckmorton (fresh) SG - Steve Donahue (fresh) SF - John Jackson (fresh) PF - Tony Sparrow (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Jason Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jessie Lester | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Jason Powell - foul #1 on Jason Powell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Tony Sparrow misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | James Conley drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bushnell | 6-0 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | George Throckmorton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Central Florida | Jessie Lester blocks the short jumper by Steve Donahue | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jessie Lester | 6-0 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Jason Powell misses the lay-in | 8-0 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | Tony Sparrow gets the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Jackson | 8-2 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | James Conley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | John Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Throckmorton and he's fouled by Damian Bisson - foul #1 on Damian Bisson, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Delossantos (SF) Damian Bisson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Rodgers (C) Jason Powell | |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | John Jackson makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | George Delossantos is fouled on the floor by Donald Rodgers - foul #1 on Donald Rodgers, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Moore (SF) John Jackson | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | James Conley is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Conley, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SF) James Conley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue is called for traveling | 11-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson (SF) Thomas Bushnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Fitzgerald (PF) Tony Sparrow | |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | George Delossantos misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Danny Moore pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - George Delossantos (fresh) SG - Andrew Russell (fresh) SF - Matthew Williamson (fresh) PF - Jessie Lester (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Darren Bostic (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - George Throckmorton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Moore (fresh) PF - Daniel Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Donald Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Throckmorton | 11-7 |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson is fouled on the floor by Danny Moore - foul #1 on Danny Moore, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF), John McOnnell (C) Jessie Lester, Darren Bostic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jamie Bales (PG), John Jackson (SF), Jason Powell (C) George Throckmorton, Steve Donahue, Daniel Fitzgerald | |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Donald Rodgers steals the ball from George Delossantos | 11-7 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Jason Powell misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John McOnnell - foul #1 on John McOnnell, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), James Conley (SG) Andrew Russell, Matthew Williamson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steve Donahue (SG), Tony Sparrow (PF) Danny Moore, Donald Rodgers | |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Jason Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | John McOnnell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Bushnell | 14-9 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Conley - foul #2 on James Conley, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jessie Lester (PF), Darren Bostic (C) James Conley, John McOnnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Throckmorton (PG) Jamie Bales | |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Jessie Lester gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Jessie Lester is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SF) Damian Bisson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Rodgers (C) Jason Powell | |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Darren Bostic steps in front of the George Throckmorton pass | 14-9 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Tony Sparrow takes the ball from George Delossantos | 14-9 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | John Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | George Throckmorton steps in front of the Thomas Bushnell pass | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | John Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Throckmorton | 14-14 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer (SG), Damian Bisson (SF), John McOnnell (PF) Thomas Bushnell, George Delossantos, Jessie Lester | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Moore (SG), Jason Powell (C) Steve Donahue, John Jackson | |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Thomas Wilmer takes the ball from Donald Rodgers | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jason Powell | 14-14 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Jason Powell can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Darren Bostic | 14-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andrew Russell (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Wilmer (fresh) SF - Damian Bisson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McOnnell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darren Bostic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - George Throckmorton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Danny Moore (fresh) SF - Donald Rodgers (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Sparrow (fairly fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | John McOnnell gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Jason Powell blocks the short jumper by Damian Bisson | 14-14 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | John McOnnell grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by George Throckmorton - foul #1 on George Throckmorton, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), George Delossantos (SF), Jessie Lester (PF) Thomas Wilmer, Damian Bisson, Darren Bostic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jamie Bales (PG), Steve Donahue (SG), John Jackson (SF), Daniel Fitzgerald (PF) George Throckmorton, Donald Rodgers, Tony Sparrow, Jason Powell | |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Daniel Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Danny Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by George Delossantos - foul #1 on George Delossantos, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson (SF) Andrew Russell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Danny Moore makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Jessie Lester misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | John McOnnell grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Danny Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | Danny Moore scores on a floater from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | John McOnnell dunks the ball set up by George Delossantos | 17-19 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue is hacked by George Delossantos - foul #2 on George Delossantos, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer (SG), Darren Bostic (C) George Delossantos, John McOnnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Throckmorton (PG), Jason Powell (C) Jamie Bales, Danny Moore | |
| 09:03 | Central Florida | Jason Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF) Matthew Williamson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Sparrow (PF) Daniel Fitzgerald | |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Jessie Lester scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Wilmer | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Thomas Bushnell steals the ball from John Jackson | 19-19 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell jams it | 21-19 |
| 07:55 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Throckmorton | 21-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Bushnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wilmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damian Bisson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Bostic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - George Throckmorton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steve Donahue (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Sparrow (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | George Throckmorton is called for the reach on Damian Bisson - foul #2 on George Throckmorton, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Purvis (PG), Matthew Williamson (SF), John McOnnell (PF) Thomas Bushnell, Damian Bisson, Jessie Lester | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jamie Bales (PG), Lee Blea (SF), Donald Rodgers (C) George Throckmorton, John Jackson, Jason Powell | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic hits the finger roll | 23-22 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Lee Blea hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jamie Bales | 23-25 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Darren Bostic misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Bostic | 23-25 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), Andrew Russell (SG), Jessie Lester (PF) Gregory Purvis, Thomas Wilmer, Darren Bostic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Moore (SG), Daniel Fitzgerald (PF), Jason Powell (C) Steve Donahue, Lee Blea, Tony Sparrow | |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | John McOnnell steals it from Jamie Bales | 23-25 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-25 |
| 06:18 | Central Florida | Jason Powell grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Danny Moore misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John McOnnell - foul #2 on John McOnnell, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF), Darren Bostic (C) Matthew Williamson, John McOnnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steve Donahue (SG), John Jackson (SF) Jamie Bales, Daniel Fitzgerald | |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Danny Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Danny Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Darren Bostic | 25-27 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | Donald Rodgers misses the shot from close range | 25-27 |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Jason Powell knocks in the floater from close range | 25-29 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | John Jackson steals it from Darren Bostic | 25-29 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | John Jackson lays it up and in | 25-31 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Jason Powell is called for the reach on Darren Bostic - foul #2 on Jason Powell, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer (SG), Matthew Williamson (PF) Thomas Bushnell, Jessie Lester | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jamie Bales (PG), Tony Sparrow (PF) Donald Rodgers, Jason Powell | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Russell, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Purvis (PG) Andrew Russell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Rodgers (C) Danny Moore | |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Purvis - foul #1 on Gregory Purvis, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | John Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Donahue | 27-34 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gregory Purvis (fresh) SG - Thomas Wilmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damian Bisson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darren Bostic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jamie Bales (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Donahue (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Tony Sparrow (fresh) C - Donald Rodgers (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), James Conley (SG), George Delossantos (SF), Jessie Lester (PF), John McOnnell (C) Gregory Purvis, Thomas Wilmer, Damian Bisson, Matthew Williamson, Darren Bostic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Throckmorton (PG), Danny Moore (SF), Jason Powell (C) Steve Donahue, John Jackson, Donald Rodgers | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tony Sparrow | 27-37 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | John McOnnell buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Bushnell | 30-37 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | George Delossantos is called for the reach on Jamie Bales - foul #3 on George Delossantos, team foul #10 | 30-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SF) George Delossantos | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | Jamie Bales makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to George Throckmorton | 30-39 |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | John McOnnell denies the turnaround by Danny Moore | 30-39 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | John McOnnell snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Danny Moore - foul #2 on Danny Moore, team foul #7 | 30-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Steve Donahue (SG), John Jackson (SF) Jamie Bales, Jason Powell | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | John Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Russell - foul #2 on Andrew Russell, team foul #11 | 31-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Powell (C) Danny Moore | |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Conley misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Jessie Lester gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Throckmorton - foul #3 on George Throckmorton, team foul #8 | 31-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF), Darren Bostic (C) Andrew Russell, John McOnnell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Han (PG), Daniel Fitzgerald (PF) George Throckmorton, Tony Sparrow | |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Jason Powell hits a floater in the lane | 33-43 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Damian Bisson | 36-43 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue is fouled on the floor by James Conley - foul #3 on James Conley, team foul #12 | 36-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Purvis (PG), Thomas Wilmer (SG), John McOnnell (PF) Thomas Bushnell, James Conley, Jessie Lester | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jamie Bales (PG), Donald Rodgers (PF), Danny Moore (C) Mark Han, Daniel Fitzgerald, Jason Powell | |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Steve Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | John Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Donahue | 36-48 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 36-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (PG) Gregory Purvis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tony Sparrow (PF) John Jackson | |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | John McOnnell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | John McOnnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson (SF) Damian Bisson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Tony Sparrow makes the driving attempt from the left block | 36-50 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-50 |