| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Howard Hillyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Hutsell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Sheridan (fresh) PF - David Balling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Reece (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | David Balling gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Grover Carroll - foul #1 on Grover Carroll, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell is hacked by John Arvizu - foul #2 on John Arvizu, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 18:00 | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 17:58 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan tips it in | 29-32 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-34 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | David Balling double dribbles | 29-34 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jason Torrence - foul #2 on Jason Torrence, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan can't finish the layup | 29-35 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Graham Johns | 29-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Balling - foul #3 on David Balling, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Crain (PF) David Balling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG) John Arvizu | |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:19 | Central Florida | Donald Crain loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Anthony Schoen (SF) Howard Hillyard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski (SF) Grover Carroll | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is hacked by Nathan Sheridan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Sheridan, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charlie Wilson (PG) Nathan Sheridan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sanford Davis (PG), Steve Hoeppner (C) Chris Hutsell, Jason Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:46 | Central Florida | Devin Ostroski steps in front of the Sanford Davis pass | 29-37 |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt lays it up and in set up by Devin Ostroski | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Sanford Davis (fresh) SG - Charlie Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Schoen (fresh) PF - Donald Crain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Hoeppner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Petitt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Sanford Davis's layup is rejected by Devin Ostroski | 29-39 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Sanford Davis steals the ball from Devin Ostroski | 29-39 |
| 14:49 | Central Florida | Charlie Wilson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milford Bissette | 32-41 |
| 14:14 | Central Florida | Sanford Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is fouled on the floor by Steve Hoeppner - foul #1 on Steve Hoeppner, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard (PG), Chris Hutsell (SG), William Burritt (SF), David Balling (PF), Jason Torrence (C) Sanford Davis, Charlie Wilson, Anthony Schoen, Donald Crain, Steve Hoeppner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Ehioze Araki (C) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Claude Reece | |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Jason Torrence is fouled on the floor by Ehioze Araki - foul #2 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Milford Bissette is called for the reach on Howard Hillyard - foul #2 on Milford Bissette, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| 12:33 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell is hacked by Graham Johns - foul #2 on Graham Johns, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Hillyard | 34-41 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Burritt takes the ball from Graham Johns | 34-41 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Jason Torrence misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Howard Hillyard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Hutsell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Burritt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Balling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Burritt - foul #4 on William Burritt, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan (SF) William Burritt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece (C) Ehioze Araki | |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | John Arvizu is called for the reach on Chris Hutsell - foul #3 on John Arvizu, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Crain (PF) David Balling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins (PF) Graham Johns | |
| 10:45 | Central Florida | Donald Crain double dribbles | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski (SF) Grover Carroll | |
| 10:19 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins is hacked by Donald Crain - foul #1 on Donald Crain, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Ehioze Araki (PF) John Arvizu, Shawn Collins | |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Petitt | 34-45 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Devin Ostroski swats the layup by Howard Hillyard | 34-45 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece can't throw it down | 34-45 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Jason Torrence snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Howard Hillyard | 36-45 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is hacked by Howard Hillyard - foul #2 on Howard Hillyard, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charlie Wilson (SG), Anthony Schoen (SF), David Balling (PF) Howard Hillyard, Chris Hutsell, Jason Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Graham Johns (PF) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Ehioze Araki | |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | David Balling buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece buries a shot from the left side set up by Milford Bissette | 38-49 |
| 07:33 | Central Florida | Donald Crain slams it home | 40-49 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Anthony Schoen pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathan Sheridan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charlie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Schoen (fresh) PF - David Balling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Crain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Claude Reece (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Central Florida | Charlie Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-49 |
| 06:53 | Central Florida | Donald Crain grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Donald Crain's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Reece | 40-49 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Charlie Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-51 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Arvizu | 42-53 |
| 05:37 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard (PG), Chris Hutsell (SG), William Burritt (SF), Jason Torrence (C) Nathan Sheridan, Charlie Wilson, Anthony Schoen, Donald Crain | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Grover Carroll | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | David Balling makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Hillyard | 44-55 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Hillyard picks off the pass by Milford Bissette | 44-55 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard can't finish the layup | 44-55 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Claude Reece | 44-55 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Grover Carroll, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki (C) Claude Reece | |
| 03:16 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | David Balling picks off the pass by Ehioze Araki | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Howard Hillyard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chris Hutsell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Burritt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Balling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grover Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan (PG), Charlie Wilson (SG), Anthony Schoen (SF), Donald Crain (PF), Steve Hoeppner (C) Howard Hillyard, Chris Hutsell, William Burritt, David Balling, Jason Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (C) Milford Bissette, John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Graham Johns | |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Hoeppner steps in front of the Wade Huston pass | 44-55 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Donald Crain comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Anthony Schoen snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Anthony Schoen can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Nathan Sheridan tips it home | 46-55 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Howard Hillyard (PG), Chris Hutsell (SG), William Burritt (SF), David Balling (PF), Jason Torrence (C) Nathan Sheridan, Charlie Wilson, Anthony Schoen, Donald Crain, Steve Hoeppner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Graham Johns (PF), Claude Reece (C) Wade Huston, John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Ehioze Araki, Shawn Collins | |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Burritt takes the ball from Grover Carroll | 46-55 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 00:43 | Central Florida | William Burritt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | David Balling pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Balling | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Chris Hutsell is called for the reach on John Arvizu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Hutsell, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), Shawn Collins (C) Milford Bissette, Claude Reece | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Chris Hutsell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | David Balling grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | William Burritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), Claude Reece (C) Wade Huston, Graham Johns | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Hillyard is called for the reach on Milford Bissette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Hillyard, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Jason Torrence can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-59 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece snags the defensive 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 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette runs out the clock | 49-59 |