| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Barone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hector Benitez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Barber (fresh) SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Serna (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone inbounds the ball | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Serna - foul #1 on John Serna, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | John Allard is called for the reach on Douglas Meredith - foul #2 on John Allard, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | Douglas Meredith loses the dribble to Louis Henderson | 44-36 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | John Serna pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:39 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stuart Sinquefield | 44-39 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez misses the lay-in | 44-39 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Malcolm Barone - foul #1 on Malcolm Barone, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Duvall (SG), Marvin Crump (SF) John Allard, Malcolm Barone | |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Galles (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG) Stuart Sinquefield | |
| 17:16 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alfredo Bermudez | 44-41 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 16:47 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Matthew Galles | 44-41 |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Larry Vinson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | James Duvall snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Matthew Galles grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Larry Vinson drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Meredith and he's fouled by Marvin Crump - foul #1 on Marvin Crump, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Allard (SG), Malcolm Barone (SF) James Duvall, Marvin Crump | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), John Serna (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Jeremy Barber, Matthew Galles, Caleb Roberson | |
| 16:12 | Ohio | Larry Vinson makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez connects on the turnaround in the paint | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Barone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Frank Buckner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Serna (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory McPherren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Buckner and he's fouled by Alfredo Bermudez - foul #1 on Alfredo Bermudez, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), Reynaldo Hernandez (PF) Louis Henderson, Hector Benitez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Darin Nadel (SG), Paul Hairston (SF) Larry Vinson, Stuart Sinquefield | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 15:04 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Alfredo Bermudez is denied by Gregory McPherren | 46-46 |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Paul Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:50 | Ohio | Malcolm Barone steals the ball from Gregory McPherren | 46-46 |
| 14:21 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Reynaldo Hernandez | 48-46 |
| 13:58 | Ohio | Malcolm Barone steps in front of the John Serna pass | 48-46 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez tips it in | 50-46 |
| 13:26 | Ohio | James Gullett is called for the reach on Gregory McPherren - foul #2 on James Gullett, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), James Duvall (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Hector Benitez (PF) James Gullett, John Allard, Malcolm Barone, Reynaldo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Jeremy Barber (SG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Frank Buckner, Darin Nadel, Paul Hairston, John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| 13:13 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber can't connect on a shot in the paint | 50-46 |
| 13:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alfredo Bermudez | 50-46 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Henderson | 54-46 |
| 12:18 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Meredith | 54-48 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 54-48 |
| 11:55 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:42 | Ohio | Jeremy Barber misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Duvall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfredo Bermudez (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Jeremy Barber (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Caleb Roberson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez banks in the layup set up by Louis Henderson | 56-48 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 11:07 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), John Allard (SG), Malcolm Barone (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Reynaldo Hernandez (C) Louis Henderson, James Duvall, Marvin Crump, Hector Benitez, Alfredo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Larry Vinson (SG), Paul Hairston (SF), John Serna (PF), Matthew Galles (C) Douglas Meredith, Jeremy Barber, Stuart Sinquefield, Christopher Dale, Caleb Roberson | |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Frank Buckner loses the dribble to John Allard | 56-48 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory McPherren (C) Matthew Galles | |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Roger Smith makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by John Allard | 58-48 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Frank Buckner misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:42 | Ohio | John Serna tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Roger Smith misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gregory McPherren | 58-50 |
| 09:08 | Ohio | Paul Hairston lays it up and in set up by Frank Buckner | 58-52 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Hector Benitez (PF), Alfredo Bermudez (C) James Gullett, John Allard, Malcolm Barone, Roger Smith, Reynaldo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Darin Nadel (SG), Stuart Sinquefield (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Matthew Galles (C) Frank Buckner, Larry Vinson, Paul Hairston, John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| 08:53 | Ohio | Hector Benitez steps in front of the Darin Nadel pass | 58-52 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 58-52 |
| 08:29 | Ohio | Christopher Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:19 | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:12 | Central Florida | Stuart Sinquefield picks off the pass by Alfredo Bermudez in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Jose Martin steals it from Matthew Galles | 58-52 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 60-52 |
| 07:45 | Ohio | Matthew Galles clanks a jump hook in the paint | 60-52 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marvin Crump | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Bermudez (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Darin Nadel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Dale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Galles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Christopher Dale makes the driving attempt near the basket | 63-54 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Matthew Galles snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Christopher Dale hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 05:55 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:55 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Allard (SG), Malcolm Barone (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Reynaldo Hernandez (C) Jose Martin, Marvin Crump, Hector Benitez, Alfredo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Jeremy Barber (SG), Paul Hairston (SF), John Serna (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Darin Nadel, Stuart Sinquefield, Christopher Dale, Matthew Galles | |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Roger Smith misses the lay-in | 63-54 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:07 | Ohio | Paul Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG) Louis Henderson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 63-54 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:34 | Ohio | Paul Hairston can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-54 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Roger Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Roger Smith misses the turnaround near the basket | 63-54 |
| 04:25 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Serna | 63-54 |
| 04:15 | Ohio | Gregory McPherren lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Barber | 63-56 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Roger Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Hairston - foul #4 on Paul Hairston, team foul #2 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), James Duvall (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Hector Benitez (PF), Alfredo Bermudez (C) James Gullett, John Allard, Malcolm Barone, Roger Smith, Reynaldo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Meredith (PG), Larry Vinson (SG), Christopher Dale (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Frank Buckner, Paul Hairston, John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Meredith - foul #1 on Douglas Meredith, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield (SF) Jeremy Barber | |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Larry Vinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alfredo Bermudez | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Duvall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Bermudez (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Meredith (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Larry Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Sinquefield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Dale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Caleb Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Larry Vinson is called for the reach on James Duvall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Vinson, team foul #4 | 65-56 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Hector Benitez is denied by Caleb Roberson | 65-56 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump tips it home | 67-56 |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Allard (SG), Malcolm Barone (SF) James Duvall, Marvin Crump | |
| Subs | Ohio | Frank Buckner (PG), Jeremy Barber (SG), John Serna (PF), Gregory McPherren (C) Douglas Meredith, Larry Vinson, Christopher Dale, Caleb Roberson | |
| 02:38 | Ohio | John Serna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | John Allard snags the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), James Duvall (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Reynaldo Hernandez (C) Louis Henderson, John Allard, Malcolm Barone, Hector Benitez, Alfredo Bermudez | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Vinson (SG), Paul Hairston (SF), Christopher Dale (PF), Caleb Roberson (C) Jeremy Barber, Stuart Sinquefield, John Serna, Gregory McPherren | |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Larry Vinson is fouled on the floor by James Duvall - foul #1 on James Duvall, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Ohio | Frank Buckner clanks a jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Caleb Roberson gets the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Reynaldo Hernandez is called for the reach on Paul Hairston - foul #2 on Reynaldo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Paul Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | James Duvall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | James Duvall is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vinson - foul #4 on Larry Vinson, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Roger Smith is hacked by Christopher Dale - foul #4 on Christopher Dale, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Roger Smith is hacked by Paul Hairston - foul #5 on Paul Hairston, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Stuart Sinquefield (SF) Paul Hairston | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Roger Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Roger Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:50 | Ohio | Larry Vinson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | James Gullett's pass is intercepted by Frank Buckner in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| 00:45 | Ohio | Frank Buckner banks in the layup | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Caleb Roberson - foul #1 on Caleb Roberson, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Reynaldo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Frank Buckner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | James Gullett runs out the clock | 70-58 |