| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emil Pearsall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vizcarrondo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Bath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Schiff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Cody Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Buttram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Curry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Michael Jones inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Emil Pearsall is called for the reach on Cody Ogden - foul #2 on Emil Pearsall, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Billy Schiff is called for the reach on Cody Ogden - foul #3 on Billy Schiff, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger (C) Billy Schiff | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Bruce Bath is called for the reach on Cody Ogden - foul #2 on Bruce Bath, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Cody Ogden connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 32-33 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Brian Curry steps in front of the Bruce Bath pass | 32-33 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Cody Ogden | 32-35 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall makes the jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Michael Jones double dribbles | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cory Zahm - foul #1 on Cory Zahm, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Milner (PF) Cory Zahm | |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Brian Buttram comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:34 | Central Michigan | Michael Jones takes the ball from Gregory Westenberger | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Michael Jones can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Brian Curry grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | Brian Curry lays it up and in set up by John Milner and he's fouled by Bruce Bath - foul #3 on Bruce Bath, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell (PG), Clarence Narvaez (SG), Aaron Gardner (SF), Carlos Grinder (PF), Wayne Schroeder (C) William Stone, Emil Pearsall, Robert Vizcarrondo, Bruce Bath, Gregory Westenberger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chris Salyer (SF), Evan Fisher (PF) Brian Buttram, Michael Jones | |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | Brian Curry makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Mark Mitchell is called for the reach on Cody Ogden - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Cory Zahm (PF) Brian Curry | |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | John Milner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Fisher | 35-38 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | Mark Mitchell steals it from Cody Ogden | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell lays it in | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Gardner (fresh) PF - Carlos Grinder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Schroeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Cody Ogden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 4 pts. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses short on a jumper near the basket | 37-38 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Wayne Schroeder grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder blows the layup but he's fouled by Cory Zahm - foul #2 on Cory Zahm, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Emil Pearsall (SG), Robert Vizcarrondo (SF), Billy Schiff (C) Mark Mitchell, Clarence Narvaez, Aaron Gardner, Wayne Schroeder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Clark (PG), Brian Buttram (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Brian Curry (C) Cody Ogden, John Milner, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Carlos Grinder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | Michael Jones loses the dribble to William Stone | 39-38 |
| 14:27 | Central Michigan | William Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath (PF) Carlos Grinder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chris Salyer (PF) Evan Fisher | |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer loses the dribble to William Stone | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | William Stone banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 13:46 | Central Florida | Jonathan Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Bath | 41-38 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | William Stone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Jones | 41-40 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Stone | 44-40 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Brian Curry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Michael Jones misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Chris Salyer - foul #1 on Chris Salyer, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez (PG), Aaron Gardner (SF), Gregory Westenberger (C) William Stone, Robert Vizcarrondo, Billy Schiff | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Cody Ogden (PG), John Kennedy (SG), John Milner (SF), Cory Zahm (PF), Evan Fisher (C) Jonathan Clark, Brian Buttram, Michael Jones, Chris Salyer, Brian Curry | |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | John Milner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emil Pearsall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Gardner (fresh) PF - Bruce Bath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Westenberger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Cody Ogden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 4 pts. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Aaron Gardner | 48-40 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Gregory Westenberger is called for the reach on John Milner - foul #1 on Gregory Westenberger, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mark Mitchell (PG), Billy Schiff (C) Emil Pearsall, Bruce Bath | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Aaron Gardner steals it from John Milner | 48-40 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez dunks the ball set up by Aaron Gardner | 50-40 |
| 10:31 | Central Florida | Cody Ogden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | John Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | John Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 09:51 | Central Michigan | Cory Zahm is called for the reach on Gregory Westenberger - foul #3 on Cory Zahm, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo (SF) Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Buttram (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Brian Curry (C) John Kennedy, Cory Zahm, Evan Fisher | |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Milner - foul #1 on John Milner, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chris Salyer (PF) John Milner | |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | Brian Curry pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Michael Jones misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Vizcarrondo - foul #2 on Robert Vizcarrondo, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Emil Pearsall (SG), Bruce Bath (PF), Carlos Grinder (C) Clarence Narvaez, Aaron Gardner, Gregory Westenberger, Billy Schiff | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Chris Salyer is called for the reach on Robert Vizcarrondo - foul #2 on Chris Salyer, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Evan Fisher (PF) Chris Salyer | |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Brian Buttram picks off the pass by Bruce Bath | 51-41 |
| 08:14 | Central Florida | Brian Curry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Ogden | 51-44 |
| 08:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Brian Curry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Stone - foul #1 on William Stone, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez (PG), Billy Schiff (C) William Stone, Carlos Grinder | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Clark (PG), John Milner (SG), Chris Salyer (SF), Cory Zahm (PF) Cody Ogden, Brian Buttram, Michael Jones, Evan Fisher | |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Brian Curry makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Brian Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Clarence Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Emil Pearsall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vizcarrondo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bath (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Billy Schiff (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Curry (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | John Milner pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 07:05 | Central Florida | Brian Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Gardner (SG), Gregory Westenberger (PF) Emil Pearsall, Bruce Bath | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Evan Fisher (C) Brian Curry | |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff clanks a jumper from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Chris Salyer | 51-45 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Jonathan Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 06:40 | Central Michigan | Aaron Gardner gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Clark takes the ball from Aaron Gardner | 51-45 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | John Milner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Clark | 51-47 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | Aaron Gardner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 05:59 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Schiff | 51-47 |
| 05:49 | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger misses the dunk attempt | 51-47 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | John Milner grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Emil Pearsall (SG), Bruce Bath (PF) Clarence Narvaez, Aaron Gardner, Gregory Westenberger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Cody Ogden (PG), Brian Buttram (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Brian Curry (C) Jonathan Clark, John Milner, Chris Salyer, Evan Fisher | |
| 05:19 | Central Florida | Michael Jones connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Brian Curry | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Cody Ogden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Brian Curry loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Aaron Gardner (SF) Robert Vizcarrondo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Milner (PF) Cory Zahm | |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by William Stone - foul #2 on William Stone, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emil Pearsall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Gardner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Bruce Bath (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Billy Schiff (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Cody Ogden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Buttram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Milner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Curry (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Central Michigan | Cody Ogden takes the ball from Billy Schiff | 51-51 |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | Cody Ogden blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to John Milner | 51-51 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Brian Curry is fouled on the floor by Billy Schiff - foul #4 on Billy Schiff, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clarence Narvaez (PG), Robert Vizcarrondo (SF) William Stone, Aaron Gardner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Brian Curry makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Brian Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Emil Pearsall and he's hacked by Brian Curry - foul #2 on Brian Curry, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Westenberger (PF) Bruce Bath | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chris Salyer (SF), Cory Zahm (PF) Brian Buttram, Michael Jones | |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Stone (PG), Bruce Bath (PF) Clarence Narvaez, Gregory Westenberger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Buttram (SG), Michael Jones (SF) John Milner, Chris Salyer | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Brian Curry drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cody Ogden | 54-54 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Brian Curry grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Robert Vizcarrondo steps in front of the Cory Zahm pass | 54-54 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Brian Buttram is called for the reach on Billy Schiff - foul #1 on Brian Buttram, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Brian Curry grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Bath - foul #4 on Bruce Bath, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:54 | Central Michigan | Billy Schiff is denied on a layup by Brian Curry | 54-54 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Schiff | 54-54 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath misses the lay-in | 54-54 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Bruce Bath grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Emil Pearsall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Stone | 56-54 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Michael Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Buttram | 56-57 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Vizcarrondo makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Michael Jones misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-57 |