| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gavin Evanski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Peter Gilliard is called for the reach on Harry Russell - foul #2 on Peter Gilliard, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harry Russell | 44-33 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:58 | Central Florida | Corey Williams picks off the pass by Thomas Green | 44-33 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard misses the floater from the right side | 44-33 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | James Wilson drills a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Corey Williams - foul #2 on Corey Williams, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | James Wilson makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Gilliard | 47-35 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | James Wilson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Joe Garey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus lays it up and in set up by Peter Gilliard | 47-37 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | Dexter Ferris swats the dunk try by Gavin Evanski | 47-37 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Russell | 47-37 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | James Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses the lay-in | 47-37 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:23 | Central Florida | Harry Russell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gavin Evanski | 50-37 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 15:51 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 15:50 | Central Florida | James Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gavin Evanski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Gilliard (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus double dribbles | 50-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Uang Yen (SG), Jerry Heitman (SF), Donald Traynor (PF), Paul Okoniewski (C) Harry Russell, Gavin Evanski, James Wilson, Jason Joseph, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Jason Washington (SG), Caleb Herrington (SF), Jerry Nesbitt (PF), James Johnson (C) Keith Tyus, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell is fouled on the floor by Leonel Kersten - foul #1 on Leonel Kersten, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Grell and he's fouled by Jason Washington - foul #1 on Jason Washington, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-37 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-37 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard (SG) Jerry Nesbitt | |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Uang Yen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Jason Washington gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten can't connect on a floater near the basket | 53-37 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Gilliard - foul #3 on Peter Gilliard, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Russell (PG), Thomas Green (C) Kenneth Grell, Paul Okoniewski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Jason Washington, James Johnson | |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman makes the 3rd free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Harry Russell - foul #2 on Harry Russell, team foul #1 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson (SG), James Wilson (SF), Jason Joseph (PF) Uang Yen, Jerry Heitman, Donald Traynor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Williams (SF) Caleb Herrington | |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:51 | Central Florida | Leonel Kersten steps in front of the James Wilson pass | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten drills a shot from the right block | 56-42 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-42 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph tips it in | 58-42 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Corey Williams | 58-44 |
| 11:58 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Green gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Thomas Green drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Russell | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Joseph (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leonel Kersten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gilliard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Joe Garey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonel Kersten | 61-47 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | James Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Joe Garey drills a jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 10:46 | Central Florida | Thomas Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-49 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Corey Williams gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jackson, team foul #2 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Gavin Evanski (SG), Donald Traynor (SF), Uang Yen (PF), Paul Okoniewski (C) Harry Russell, Jeffrey Jackson, James Wilson, Jason Joseph, Thomas Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Jason Washington (SG), Caleb Herrington (SF), Jerry Nesbitt (PF), James Johnson (C) Leonel Kersten, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Paul Okoniewski is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #3 on Paul Okoniewski, team foul #3 | 63-49 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jason Washington | 63-51 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski is called for traveling | 63-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Wilson (SF) Uang Yen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-51 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Gavin Evanski picks off the pass by Jerry Nesbitt | 63-51 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | James Wilson misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 08:27 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-51 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 63-51 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Grell - foul #2 on Kenneth Grell, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Russell (PG), Uang Yen (SG), Jerry Heitman (SF), Jason Joseph (PF), Thomas Green (C) Kenneth Grell, Gavin Evanski, James Wilson, Donald Traynor, Paul Okoniewski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Jason Washington, Caleb Herrington, Jerry Nesbitt, James Johnson | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | Harry Russell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Joseph | 63-53 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Peter Gilliard picks off the pass by Uang Yen | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Uang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Heitman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Uang Yen steps in front of the Corey Williams pass | 63-53 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Jason Joseph lays it up and in set up by Uang Yen | 65-53 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Joe Garey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | Harry Russell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 06:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Green tips it in | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Joe Garey is denied by Jerry Heitman | 67-53 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Joe Garey tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski (SG), James Wilson (SF), Donald Traynor (PF) Uang Yen, Jerry Heitman, Jason Joseph | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Caleb Herrington (SF), James Johnson (PF) Keith Tyus, Corey Williams, Joe Garey | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 67-55 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gavin Evanski - foul #1 on Gavin Evanski, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski (C) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG) Peter Gilliard | |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski buries a shot from the right side | 69-57 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jason Washington | 69-59 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | James Wilson buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Harry Russell | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten blows the layup | 71-59 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Russell | 73-59 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Gavin Evanski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 75-59 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Joseph (PF), Thomas Green (C) Donald Traynor, Paul Okoniewski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Peter Gilliard (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Joe Garey (PF) Leonel Kersten, Jason Washington, Caleb Herrington, James Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Joe Garey blows the layup | 75-59 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris hits the follow up shot | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Harry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Gavin Evanski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Joseph (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Green (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Central Florida | Harry Russell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Joseph | 77-61 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Thomas Green misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Tyus - foul #2 on Keith Tyus, team foul #6 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell (PG), Uang Yen (SG), Donald Traynor (SF), Paul Okoniewski (PF) Harry Russell, Gavin Evanski, James Wilson, Jason Joseph | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Jason Washington (SG), Caleb Herrington (SF), Jerry Nesbitt (PF), James Johnson (C) Keith Tyus, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Thomas Green makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | Thomas Green makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is hacked by Kenneth Grell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Grell, team foul #6 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman (SF) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-63 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Jerry Heitman grabs the board | 79-63 |
| 02:08 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Uang Yen | 81-63 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt double dribbles | 81-63 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | James Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Traynor - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 81-63 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor misses the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor snags the offensive board | 81-63 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Donald Traynor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-63 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James Johnson connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Leonel Kersten and he's fouled by Paul Okoniewski - foul #4 on Paul Okoniewski, team foul #7 | 81-65 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Paul Okoniewski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Uang Yen | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Traynor - foul #1 on Donald Traynor, team foul #8 | 83-66 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Kenneth Grell runs out the clock | 83-68 |