| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garth Short (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Chris Phillips inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marshall | Garth Short steals the ball from Glenn Smith | 28-41 |
| 19:30 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tim Holmes | 28-43 |
| 19:11 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Bressler and the foul's on Kelvin Taylor - foul #2 on Kelvin Taylor, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:11 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Garth Short's dunk attempt is rejected by Glenn Smith | 31-43 |
| 18:54 | Marshall | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:42 | Marshall | Karl Tabron picks off the pass by Chris Phillips | 31-43 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor jams it on a nice dish by Karl Tabron | 31-45 |
| 18:24 | Marshall | Glenn Smith hits the finger roll | 33-45 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Chris Phillips - foul #1 on Chris Phillips, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Kelvin Taylor swats the layup by Alvin Harrison | 33-47 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens drills a shot from the right side set up by Kelvin Taylor | 33-49 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison connects on the shot near the basket set up by Gene Bressler | 35-49 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tim Holmes | 35-51 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Chris Phillips can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Stevens - foul #1 on Arthur Stevens, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG), Matthew Kirk (SG), Johnny Day (PF), Julius Buggs (C) Gene Bressler, Ronald Chaney, Alvin Harrison, Glenn Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG), Patrick Shaw (SG), Lawrence Hyder (SF), Robert Arciniega (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Tim Holmes, Karl Tabron, Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor, Garth Short | |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Chris Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 16:33 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-51 |
| 16:13 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Chris Phillips | 36-51 |
| 16:08 | Marshall | James Schweda is whistled for traveling | 36-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daryl Fleming (PF) Chris Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Schweda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Kirk (fresh) SF - Johnny Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julius Buggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Arciniega (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Marshall | James Schweda can't throw it down | 36-54 |
| 15:27 | Marshall | Julius Buggs grabs the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 15:13 | Marshall | Daryl Fleming makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Schweda | 38-54 |
| 14:58 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 14:56 | Marshall | Daryl Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:36 | Marshall | James Schweda misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Julius Buggs - foul #1 on Julius Buggs, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Ronald Chaney (SG), Chris Phillips (SF), Alvin Harrison (PF) James Schweda, Matthew Kirk, Daryl Fleming, Julius Buggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Karl Tabron (SG), Arthur Stevens (SF), Robert Davis (C) Edward Keithley, Patrick Shaw, Lawrence Hyder, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Robert Arciniega makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Gene Bressler is hacked by Tim Holmes - foul #3 on Tim Holmes, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Robert Arciniega | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Johnny Day clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Karl Tabron - foul #2 on Karl Tabron, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Glenn Smith (C) Chris Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Johnny Day misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Johnny Day misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 13:46 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes is fouled on the floor by Gene Bressler - foul #2 on Gene Bressler, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | Chris Phillips (SF) Johnny Day | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-56 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Glenn Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 13:13 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison is hacked by Tim Holmes - foul #4 on Tim Holmes, team foul #5 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG) Tim Holmes | |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-56 |
| 12:41 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 12:35 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney's fadeaway is rejected by Kelvin Taylor | 38-56 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney tips it but misses | 38-56 |
| 12:31 | Marshall | Glenn Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens lays it in on a great pass from Kelvin Taylor | 40-58 |
| 12:06 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison tips it back up and in | 42-58 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Robert Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #3 on Glenn Smith, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Johnny Day (C) Glenn Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder (PF) Kelvin Taylor | |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 11:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Alvin Harrison | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Keithley - foul #2 on Edward Keithley, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Julius Buggs (C) Chris Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garth Short (C) Robert Davis | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:36 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:17 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Hyder | 44-62 |
| 10:59 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-62 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG), Matthew Kirk (SG), Daryl Fleming (PF) Gene Bressler, Ronald Chaney, Alvin Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw (SG) Karl Tabron | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder makes the turnaround in the paint | 44-64 |
| 10:19 | Marshall | Johnny Day hits a 3 from straight away | 47-64 |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw clanks a shot from the left side | 47-64 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses the tip | 47-64 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Daryl Fleming pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | James Schweda comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Keithley - foul #3 on Edward Keithley, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (SG), Chris Phillips (SF), Alvin Harrison (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Matthew Kirk, Johnny Day, Daryl Fleming, Julius Buggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Kelvin Taylor (PF), Robert Davis (C) Edward Keithley, Arthur Stevens, Garth Short | |
| 09:51 | Marshall | James Schweda misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | James Schweda misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| 09:09 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney connects on the jump hook from the right block | 49-66 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | James Schweda steals it from Lawrence Hyder | 49-66 |
| 08:35 | Marshall | Robert Davis blocks the short jumper by Alvin Harrison | 49-66 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Taylor | 49-68 |
| 07:51 | Marshall | Chris Phillips can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 07:50 | Marshall | Glenn Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | James Schweda can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Karl Tabron - foul #3 on Karl Tabron, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Marshall | Gene Bressler (PG), Johnny Day (PF), Julius Buggs (C) Ronald Chaney, Alvin Harrison, Glenn Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tim Holmes (PG), Edward Keithley (SG), Arthur Stevens (SF), Garth Short (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Patrick Shaw, Karl Tabron, Lawrence Hyder, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| 07:40 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | James Schweda makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Gene Bressler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Schweda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Buggs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Tim Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garth Short (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Keithley | 51-71 |
| 07:13 | Marshall | James Schweda dunks the ball set up by Gene Bressler | 53-71 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes loses the dribble to Julius Buggs | 53-71 |
| 06:44 | Marshall | Tim Holmes steals the ball from Gene Bressler | 53-71 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley misses the lay-in | 53-71 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Johnny Day gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 06:27 | Marshall | Gene Bressler hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Schweda | 55-71 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley makes the 3 from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 06:06 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 06:04 | Marshall | Julius Buggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Chris Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Stevens - foul #2 on Arthur Stevens, team foul #9 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Chaney (SG), Alvin Harrison (PF) James Schweda, Julius Buggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Karl Tabron (SG), Robert Davis (C) Edward Keithley, Samuel Johnson | |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Chris Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Chris Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Tim Holmes is hacked by Gene Bressler - foul #3 on Gene Bressler, team foul #5 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daryl Fleming (C) Chris Phillips | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor (PF) Garth Short | |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-74 |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor tips it back up and in | 56-76 |
| 04:53 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 56-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | Glenn Smith (C) Daryl Fleming | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Kelvin Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 04:26 | Marshall | Alvin Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| 04:14 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-76 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Arthur Stevens is whistled for traveling | 58-76 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester (PG), Matthew Kirk (SF) Gene Bressler, Johnny Day | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Keithley (PG), Patrick Shaw (SF), Lawrence Hyder (PF), Garth Short (C) Tim Holmes, Arthur Stevens, Kelvin Taylor, Robert Davis | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Alvin Harrison | 60-76 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Jeffrey Lester (fresh) SG - Ronald Chaney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Kirk (fresh) PF - Alvin Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Keithley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Tabron (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Hyder (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Garth Short (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Karl Tabron makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Garth Short | 60-79 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Karl Tabron - foul #4 on Karl Tabron, team foul #10 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daryl Fleming (PF), Julius Buggs (C) Alvin Harrison, Glenn Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson (C) Karl Tabron | |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Ronald Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 02:37 | Marshall | Daryl Fleming gets the rebound | 61-79 |
| 02:24 | Marshall | Julius Buggs's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Johnson | 61-79 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Lawrence Hyder knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Keithley | 61-81 |
| 01:49 | Marshall | Jeffrey Lester is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-81 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Schweda (PG), Johnny Day (SF) Jeffrey Lester, Ronald Chaney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Patrick Shaw is whistled for traveling | 61-81 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | Matthew Kirk's pass is intercepted by Edward Keithley | 61-81 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Garth Short is hacked by Daryl Fleming - foul #1 on Daryl Fleming, team foul #6 | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley clanks a floater from the left side | 61-81 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Samuel Johnson tips it back up and in | 61-83 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Marshall | Daryl Fleming clanks a turnaround in the lane | 61-83 |
| 00:18 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Julius Buggs | 61-83 |
| 00:16 | Marshall | Julius Buggs clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 61-83 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Edward Keithley runs out the clock | 61-83 |