| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Dempsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernesto Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Bull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Drinkard (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Bull inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Robert Bull is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez clanks a 3 from straight away | 26-19 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Robert Bull scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from George Dempsey | 30-22 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ernesto Flores | 33-22 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Robert Bull misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on George Dempsey - foul #1 on George Dempsey, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:32 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-24 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the shot from the right side | 35-24 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Patrick | 35-27 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | William Drinkard steps in front of the George Dempsey pass | 35-27 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker double dribbles | 35-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (SF) George Dempsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Pierce (SG), Jason Bourgault (SF), Joseph Dorsey (PF), Bruce Lynch (C) Eddie Tucker, Robert Bull, Richard Patrick, William Drinkard | |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez's pass is intercepted by John Pierce in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez lays it in on a great pass from John Pierce | 35-29 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Pierce - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Ragusa (SF) John Pierce | |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Raphael Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernesto Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Bourgault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ragusa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow (SF) Raphael Cruz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Pierce (SG) Kenneth Peralez | |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow is hacked by James Ragusa - foul #2 on James Ragusa, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Drinkard (C) Bruce Lynch | |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (SG), Robert Bull (SF), Richard Patrick (PF) John Pierce, James Ragusa, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Robert Bull is hacked by Joseph Longfellow - foul #4 on Joseph Longfellow, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Dempsey (SF) Joseph Longfellow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG) Jason Bourgault | |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Robert Bull hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Drinkard - foul #1 on William Drinkard, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Tucker | 38-34 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Guillermo Vasquez | 41-34 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Peralez - foul #2 on Kenneth Peralez, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG) Guillermo Vasquez, George Dempsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Pierce (SG), Jason Bourgault (SF), Joseph Dorsey (PF), Bruce Lynch (C) Eddie Tucker, Robert Bull, Richard Patrick, William Drinkard | |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:45 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Pierce | 42-37 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Raphael Cruz | 44-37 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez is hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG), Pete Stevenson (PF) Salvador Gonzalez, Ernesto Flores | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Ragusa (SF) Kenneth Peralez | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - Raphael Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pete Stevenson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jason Bourgault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ragusa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Ragusa | 44-40 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz is hacked by John Pierce - foul #4 on John Pierce, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (SG), William Drinkard (C) John Pierce, Bruce Lynch | |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Bourgault - foul #3 on Jason Bourgault, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Dempsey (SF) Raphael Cruz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Patrick (PF) Joseph Dorsey | |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Tucker | 46-43 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | George Dempsey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | William Drinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez (SG), Ernesto Flores (PF) Gregory Cooper, Pete Stevenson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Robert Bull (SF) Jason Bourgault, James Ragusa | |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Elijah Ballard | 48-43 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 09:41 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Guillermo Vasquez | 51-43 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | William Drinkard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Elijah Ballard - foul #2 on Elijah Ballard, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG) Guillermo Vasquez, George Dempsey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Bourgault (SG), Joseph Dorsey (PF) Eddie Tucker, Richard Patrick | |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | William Drinkard makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | William Drinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Kenneth Peralez is called for the reach on Raphael Cruz - foul #3 on Kenneth Peralez, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Dempsey (SF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Lynch (C) William Drinkard | |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Robert Bull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson (PF) Ernesto Flores | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Ragusa (SF) Robert Bull | |
| 07:48 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | James Ragusa grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Raphael Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - George Dempsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Stevenson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kenneth Peralez (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Bourgault (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Ragusa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | George Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Dorsey | 53-45 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez is hacked by Raphael Cruz - foul #2 on Raphael Cruz, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (SG), Joseph Longfellow (SF), Ernesto Flores (PF) Raphael Cruz, Gregory Cooper, George Dempsey, Elijah Ballard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (SG), Richard Patrick (PF), William Drinkard (C) James Ragusa, Joseph Dorsey, Bruce Lynch | |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Drinkard | 53-48 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Guillermo Vasquez is called for the reach on Kenneth Peralez - foul #1 on Guillermo Vasquez, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Bull (SF) Jason Bourgault | |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Robert Bull - foul #1 on Robert Bull, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Pierce (PG) Kenneth Peralez | |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | John Pierce hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Bull | 55-53 |
| 05:19 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pete Stevenson and he's hacked by John Pierce - foul #5 on John Pierce, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard (C) Ernesto Flores | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), Jason Bourgault (SG), Joseph Dorsey (C) John Pierce, Eddie Tucker, William Drinkard | |
| 05:19 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Elijah Ballard - foul #3 on Elijah Ballard, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores (PF) Pete Stevenson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Lynch (C) Richard Patrick | |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzalez | 60-54 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Bourgault | 60-57 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Bruce Lynch pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Elijah Ballard is called for the reach on Robert Bull - foul #4 on Elijah Ballard, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG) Guillermo Vasquez, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Tucker (SG), William Drinkard (C) Kenneth Peralez, Bruce Lynch | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Robert Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Gregory Cooper | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Raphael Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Longfellow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ernesto Flores (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jason Bourgault (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bull (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Drinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Flores - foul #1 on Ernesto Flores, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson (PF) Ernesto Flores | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez (PG), James Ragusa (SF) Jason Bourgault, Robert Bull | |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raphael Cruz | 65-60 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | William Drinkard loses the dribble to Elijah Ballard | 65-60 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (SG), Ernesto Flores (PF) Raphael Cruz, Gregory Cooper, Pete Stevenson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Bull (SF), Richard Patrick (PF) James Ragusa, Joseph Dorsey | |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 65-60 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | William Drinkard snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Robert Bull drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-62 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | William Drinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez blows the layup | 65-62 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez tips it in | 65-64 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-64 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | William Drinkard grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 65-64 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick tips it in | 65-66 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Guillermo Vasquez | 68-66 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | William Drinkard hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eddie Tucker | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Guillermo Vasquez is called for the reach on Richard Patrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guillermo Vasquez, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Richard Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Joseph Longfellow misses long on a shot from the right side | 68-70 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores misses the tip | 68-70 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez is hacked by Salvador Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #12 | 68-70 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Kenneth Peralez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-72 |