| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - John Bosley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Whitley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hardeman (fresh) PF - Roger Hahn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Johnny Hardeman inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn is denied on a layup by Ray Benefiel | 31-40 |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Johnny Hardeman - foul #3 on Johnny Hardeman, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock (SF) Johnny Hardeman | |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:34 | Hofstra | Jeffrey Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | Hofstra | John Bosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Edward Bach is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| 18:42 | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock loses the dribble to Timothy Ryan | 33-40 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Hahn - foul #3 on Roger Hahn, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Dwayne Groves (PF) Roger Hahn | |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:26 | Hofstra | Jeffrey Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:13 | Hofstra | Ray Benefiel is called for the reach on Jeremy Whitley - foul #1 on Ray Benefiel, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 18:04 | Hofstra | Jeffrey Herron connects on the floater from the left block | 34-42 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Edward Bach hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Lanier | 37-42 |
| 17:23 | Hofstra | Timothy Ryan takes the ball from Dwayne Groves | 37-42 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwayne Groves - foul #1 on Dwayne Groves, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SG), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Edward Bach, Scott Ambrose, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Fred Hairston (PG), Brian Edmunds (SG), James White (PF), William Shinn (C) John Bosley, Jeremy Whitley, Anthony Spurlock, Jeffrey Herron | |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:10 | Hofstra | William Shinn grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 16:56 | Hofstra | Dwayne Groves can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Shane Walden gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 16:32 | Hofstra | William Shinn grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 16:08 | Hofstra | Brian Edmunds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Robert Hawkins grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 15:41 | Hofstra | William Shinn grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Gary (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Lanier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Fred Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edmunds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Groves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Shinn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Hofstra | William Shinn misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-42 |
| 15:23 | Hofstra | Brian Edmunds gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:03 | Hofstra | James White knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Hairston | 38-44 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Preston | 40-44 |
| 14:27 | Hofstra | Dwayne Groves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Edmunds | 40-47 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Gary | 43-47 |
| 13:42 | Hofstra | Fred Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Arthur Geer (SF), Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Shane Walden, Dustin Gary, Charles Lanier, Brian Preston, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Hofstra | John Bosley (PG), Jeremy Whitley (SG), Johnny Hardeman (SF), Roger Hahn (PF), Jeffrey Herron (C) Fred Hairston, Brian Edmunds, Dwayne Groves, James White, William Shinn | |
| 13:24 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Ambrose | 46-47 |
| 13:12 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley lays it up and in and he's fouled by Arthur Geer - foul #3 on Arthur Geer, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| 13:12 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:12 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:52 | Central Florida | Roger Hahn steals it from Scott Ambrose | 46-49 |
| 12:37 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Hardeman | 46-51 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Arthur Geer connects on the floater from the right block | 48-51 |
| 12:10 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Ryan - foul #1 on Timothy Ryan, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (SF) Arthur Geer | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 12:10 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:10 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Shane Walden misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:54 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:40 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 11:38 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Ambrose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Ray Benefiel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - John Bosley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hardeman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Herron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan hits a shot from the left block set up by Edward Bach and he's hacked by Jeffrey Herron - foul #2 on Jeffrey Herron, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Preston (C) Ray Benefiel | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock (SF) Johnny Hardeman | |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:14 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley blows the layup | 51-53 |
| 11:13 | Hofstra | John Bosley snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:55 | Hofstra | John Bosley misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-53 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | Brian Preston pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:25 | Central Florida | Edward Bach can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Brian Preston tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 10:16 | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-53 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | Edward Bach grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Herron is called for the reach on Shane Walden - foul #3 on Jeffrey Herron, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (PG), David Christensen (SG), Charles Lanier (SF), Robert Hawkins (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Edward Bach, Scott Ambrose, Shane Walden, Timothy Ryan, Brian Preston | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Fred Hairston (PG), Brian Edmunds (SG), Johnny Hardeman (SF), Dwayne Groves (C) John Bosley, Jeremy Whitley, Roger Hahn, Jeffrey Herron | |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-53 |
| 09:31 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Dwayne Groves | 53-53 |
| 09:03 | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock misses badly on a shot in the paint | 53-53 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | David Christensen snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Edmunds - foul #1 on Brian Edmunds, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Brian Preston (PF) David Christensen, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Hofstra | James White (PF), William Shinn (C) Johnny Hardeman, Anthony Spurlock | |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:44 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to James White | 54-53 |
| 08:39 | Hofstra | Brian Edmunds can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ray Benefiel | 54-53 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier's pass is intercepted by Fred Hairston | 54-53 |
| 08:04 | Hofstra | James White is fouled on the floor by Brian Preston - foul #1 on Brian Preston, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Robert Hawkins (C) Dustin Gary, Ray Benefiel | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 07:47 | Hofstra | Dwayne Groves clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 07:46 | Hofstra | William Shinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 07:41 | Hofstra | Fred Hairston comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Brian Preston | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Fred Hairston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edmunds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Groves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Shinn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Charles Lanier makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Bach | 56-53 |
| 06:56 | Hofstra | James White buries a jump hook from the right block | 56-55 |
| 06:36 | Central Florida | William Shinn takes the ball from Brian Preston | 56-55 |
| 06:13 | Hofstra | Brian Edmunds is fouled on the floor by Edward Bach - foul #3 on Edward Bach, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Arthur Geer (SF), Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Edward Bach, Shane Walden, Charles Lanier, Brian Preston, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Hofstra | John Bosley (PG), Jeremy Whitley (SG), Johnny Hardeman (SF), Roger Hahn (PF), Jeffrey Herron (C) Fred Hairston, Brian Edmunds, Dwayne Groves, James White, William Shinn | |
| 05:59 | Hofstra | Arthur Geer is called for the reach on John Bosley - foul #4 on Arthur Geer, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 05:41 | Hofstra | Dustin Gary steals the ball from John Bosley | 56-55 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 05:14 | Hofstra | Jeffrey Herron grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 04:56 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Hardeman | 56-57 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dustin Gary and the foul's on Jeffrey Herron - foul #4 on Jeffrey Herron, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Shane Walden (SF) Dustin Gary, Arthur Geer | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:42 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 04:24 | Hofstra | Edward Bach picks off the pass by Johnny Hardeman | 58-57 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel lays it in on a great pass from Shane Walden | 60-57 |
| 04:01 | Hofstra | Shane Walden steals the ball from Jeremy Whitley | 60-57 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Edward Bach | 62-57 |
| 03:34 | Hofstra | Johnny Hardeman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Edward Bach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Ambrose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Walden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Ryan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Ray Benefiel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - John Bosley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Whitley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hardeman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Hahn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Herron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Edward Bach tips it back up and in | 64-57 |
| 02:55 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Herron | 64-59 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Edward Bach scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-59 |
| 02:24 | Hofstra | Timothy Ryan swats the short shot by Jeremy Whitley | 66-59 |
| 02:23 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:01 | Hofstra | John Bosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Gary (PG), David Christensen (SG), Charles Lanier (SF), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Edward Bach, Scott Ambrose, Shane Walden, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Fred Hairston (PG), Brian Edmunds (SG), Anthony Spurlock (SF), Dwayne Groves (PF), William Shinn (C) John Bosley, Jeremy Whitley, Johnny Hardeman, Roger Hahn, Jeffrey Herron | |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Bach (PG), Scott Ambrose (SG), Timothy Ryan (PF), Ray Benefiel (C) Dustin Gary, David Christensen, Brian Preston, Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Hofstra | John Bosley (PG), Jeremy Whitley (SG), Johnny Hardeman (SF), Roger Hahn (PF), Jeffrey Herron (C) Fred Hairston, Brian Edmunds, Anthony Spurlock, Dwayne Groves, William Shinn | |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Ambrose | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Hofstra | Roger Hahn lays it up and in | 68-61 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Jeffrey Herron - foul #5 on Jeffrey Herron, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Anthony Spurlock (C) Jeffrey Herron | |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Ray Benefiel makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:15 | Hofstra | Jeremy Whitley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-61 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Timothy Ryan gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Spurlock - foul #1 on Anthony Spurlock, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Walden (PG), Dustin Gary (SF), Brian Preston (PF), Robert Hawkins (C) Edward Bach, Charles Lanier, Timothy Ryan, Ray Benefiel | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Fred Hairston (PG), Brian Edmunds (SG), Dwayne Groves (PF), William Shinn (C) John Bosley, Jeremy Whitley, Johnny Hardeman, Roger Hahn | |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:47 | Hofstra | William Shinn grabs the board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Hofstra | William Shinn can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Scott Ambrose | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Central Florida | Scott Ambrose misses the jumpshot from the left side | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Dustin Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Shane Walden runs out the clock | 71-61 |