| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charles Tung (fresh) SG - Luke Brown (fresh) SF - Cody Montgomery (fresh) PF - Anthony Crim (fresh) C - Merle Glover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fresh) SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Randy Mayo (fresh) PF - Ernesto Flores (fresh) C - Elijah Ballard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery is hacked by Randy Mayo - foul #1 on Randy Mayo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Merle Glover | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez is hacked by Cody Montgomery - foul #1 on Cody Montgomery, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Luke Brown - foul #1 on Luke Brown, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim scores on a turnaround from the right block | 4-1 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Randy Mayo is fouled on the floor by Anthony Crim - foul #1 on Anthony Crim, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-1 |
| 18:27 | Southern Methodist | Luke Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Southern Methodist | Randy Mayo denies the turnaround by Anthony Crim | 4-1 |
| 18:11 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim tips it but misses | 4-1 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Mayo - foul #2 on Randy Mayo, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Dempsey (SF) Randy Mayo | |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | George Dempsey snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Tung - foul #1 on Charles Tung, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Hanson (PG), Richard Pickel (SF), Les Johnson (PF), Derrick Fox (C) Charles Tung, Cody Montgomery, Anthony Crim, Merle Glover | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Elijah Ballard - foul #1 on Elijah Ballard, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece (SG) Luke Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Orville Reece is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Orville Reece, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard's pass is intercepted by Derrick Fox | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Les Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox's layup is rejected by Ernesto Flores | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez lays it in set up by Salvador Gonzalez | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jonathon Hanson (fresh) SG - Orville Reece (fresh) SF - Richard Pickel (fresh) PF - Les Johnson (fresh) C - Derrick Fox (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dempsey (fresh) PF - Ernesto Flores (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elijah Ballard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Les Johnson is hacked by Ernesto Flores - foul #1 on Ernesto Flores, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung (PG), Luke Brown (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF), Anthony Crim (PF), Merle Glover (C) Jonathon Hanson, Orville Reece, Richard Pickel, Les Johnson, Derrick Fox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Luke Brown | 9-7 |
| 15:16 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:14 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:56 | Southern Methodist | Ernesto Flores steals it from Cody Montgomery | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard tips it in | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | Southern Methodist | Ernesto Flores swats the layup by Cody Montgomery | 9-9 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery buries a fadeaway in the lane | 11-9 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:46 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores tips it home | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Luke Brown is blocked by Elijah Ballard | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery misses the lay-in | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:07 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ernesto Flores | 11-13 |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:59 | Central Florida | George Dempsey gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | Central Florida | Anthony Crim swats the layup by Guillermo Vasquez | 11-13 |
| 12:41 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Tung | 13-13 |
| 11:59 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez is whistled for a carry | 13-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Hanson (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Richard Pickel (SF), Les Johnson (PF), Derrick Fox (C) Charles Tung, Luke Brown, Cody Montgomery, Anthony Crim, Merle Glover | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG) Guillermo Vasquez, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jonathon Hanson (fresh) SG - Orville Reece (fresh) SF - Richard Pickel (fresh) PF - Les Johnson (fresh) C - Derrick Fox (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Raphael Cruz (fresh) SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) SF - George Dempsey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernesto Flores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Elijah Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Flores - foul #2 on Ernesto Flores, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson (PF), Christopher Trent (C) Ernesto Flores, Elijah Ballard | |
| 11:33 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Hanson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:31 | Central Florida | George Dempsey's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Hanson | 13-16 |
| 10:11 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | George Dempsey loses the dribble to Derrick Fox | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox is fouled on the floor by George Dempsey - foul #1 on George Dempsey, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Williams (PG), Luke Brown (SG), Cody Montgomery (SF), Anthony Crim (PF), Merle Glover (C) Jonathon Hanson, Orville Reece, Richard Pickel, Les Johnson, Derrick Fox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez (SG), Elijah Ballard (C) Gregory Cooper, Christopher Trent | |
| 09:26 | Southern Methodist | Pete Stevenson steals it from Anthony Crim | 16-16 |
| 09:11 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 16-16 |
| 09:10 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Pete Stevenson - foul #1 on Pete Stevenson, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung (PG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG) Raphael Cruz | |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover hits the follow up shot | 20-18 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:56 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charles Tung (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Crim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dempsey (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Pete Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Elijah Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Merle Glover - foul #1 on Merle Glover, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Hanson (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Richard Pickel (SF), Les Johnson (PF), Derrick Fox (C) Charles Tung, Luke Brown, Cody Montgomery, Anthony Crim, Merle Glover | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Trent (PF) Pete Stevenson | |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Richard Pickel grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 07:29 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard is hacked by Les Johnson - foul #1 on Les Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper (SG) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Guillermo Vasquez picks off the pass by Derrick Fox | 20-19 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Guillermo Vasquez | 20-21 |
| 06:01 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece is fouled on the floor by Gregory Cooper - foul #1 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung (PG), Cody Montgomery (SF) Jonathon Hanson, Derrick Fox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (SG), Pete Stevenson (PF) Guillermo Vasquez, Gregory Cooper, Elijah Ballard | |
| 06:01 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:01 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Christopher Trent is fouled on the floor by Richard Pickel - foul #1 on Richard Pickel, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luke Brown (SG), Anthony Crim (PF), Merle Glover (C) Orville Reece, Richard Pickel, Les Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Christopher Trent makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Christopher Trent makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | George Dempsey is called for the reach on Merle Glover - foul #2 on George Dempsey, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randy Mayo (SF) George Dempsey | |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:16 | Southern Methodist | Merle Glover gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Christopher Trent snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Crim - foul #2 on Anthony Crim, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Pickel (PF) Anthony Crim | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG), Elijah Ballard (C) Raphael Cruz, Christopher Trent | |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Pete Stevenson | 23-24 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 04:16 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:11 | Southern Methodist | Pete Stevenson steals the ball from Charles Tung | 23-24 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 03:49 | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charles Tung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Pickel (fresh) C - Merle Glover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Guillermo Vasquez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Mayo (fresh) PF - Pete Stevenson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Elijah Ballard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Methodist | Luke Brown clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Randy Mayo gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Pete Stevenson is whistled for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Hanson (PG), Orville Reece (SG), Les Johnson (SF), Anthony Crim (PF), Derrick Fox (C) Charles Tung, Luke Brown, Cody Montgomery, Richard Pickel, Merle Glover | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper (SG), Ernesto Flores (PF) Salvador Gonzalez, Pete Stevenson | |
| 02:56 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Orville Reece, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Trent (C) Elijah Ballard | |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 02:38 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Orville Reece loses the ball out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raphael Cruz (PG) Guillermo Vasquez | |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper is fouled on the floor by Orville Reece - foul #3 on Orville Reece, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Williams (SG), Richard Pickel (SF) Orville Reece, Les Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | Derrick Fox grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Crim drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Williams | 25-25 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper is hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung (PG), Luke Brown (SG), Les Johnson (C) Jonathon Hanson, William Williams, Derrick Fox | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guillermo Vasquez (PG), Elijah Ballard (C) Raphael Cruz, Christopher Trent | |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Gregory Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Guillermo Vasquez - foul #1 on Guillermo Vasquez, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Salvador Gonzalez (SG) Gregory Cooper | |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:05 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Elijah Ballard grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Ernesto Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cody Montgomery (SF) Anthony Crim | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:30 | Southern Methodist | Charles Tung scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Charles Tung steals the ball from Elijah Ballard | 27-27 |