| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - Jose Moreno (fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Albert Sims (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Biggins | 5-0 |
| 18:55 | St. John's | Albert Sims misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jonathan Caesar | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | St. John's | Andrew Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:28 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson is whistled for traveling | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Central Florida | Donald Adams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins loses the ball out of bounds | 7-0 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Claudio Rossi | |
| 17:39 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Caesar - foul #1 on Jonathan Caesar, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger tips it home | 7-2 |
| 16:52 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Caesar - foul #2 on Jonathan Caesar, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG) Jonathan Caesar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SG) Albert Sims | |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-3 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Walter Jacob steps in front of the Michael Clevenger pass | 9-3 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #1 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF) Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Ivan Zausch (C) Andrew Parker, Michael Clevenger | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Reginald Hutson (fresh) SG - Joshua Pettaway (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leif Taberski (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) C - Ivan Zausch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Leif Taberski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-3 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 14:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean is whistled for a carry | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Anthony Henson (C) Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi | |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Andrew Parker is called for traveling | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SG), Richard Oldaker (PF) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Jose Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Donald Ordonez denies the turnaround by Anthony Henson | 9-3 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 14:15 | St. John's | Albert Sims is hacked by Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 13:56 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 13:55 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson travels with the ball | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Richard Oldaker, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Leif Taberski (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Andrew Parker, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Jose Moreno - foul #1 on Jose Moreno, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG) Manuel Small | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Ivan Zausch (C) Leif Taberski, Michael Clevenger | |
| 13:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno blows the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Zausch - foul #1 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (PF) Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez | |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:54 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 12:40 | St. John's | Dmitry Pietrzykowski takes the ball from Ivan Zausch | 9-6 |
| 12:37 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the easy layup | 9-6 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:15 | St. John's | Ivan Zausch tips it in | 11-8 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Walter Jacob, Jose Moreno, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Ivan Zausch | |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Albert Sims is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Aldo Rossi (PF) Reginald Hutson, Donald Ordonez | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Small (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) C - Anthony Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) PF - Aldo Rossi (fresh) C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Donald Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Anthony Henson | 11-8 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Aldo Rossi - foul #2 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Joshua Pettaway, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | Albert Sims can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Andrew Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 10:42 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson is hacked by Michael Clevenger - foul #1 on Michael Clevenger, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF), Jose Moreno (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Manuel Small, Donald Adams, Richard Oldaker, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Walter Jacob and he's hacked by Claudio Rossi - foul #1 on Claudio Rossi, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG) Reginald Hutson | |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Leif Taberski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dmitry Pietrzykowski, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Claudio Rossi | |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Dmitry Pietrzykowski steals it from Leif Taberski | 15-14 |
| 08:12 | Central Florida | Donald Ordonez is called for the reach on Jose Moreno - foul #1 on Donald Ordonez, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Walter Jacob, Jose Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Albert Sims snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 07:46 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Pettaway | 15-17 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Small | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Small (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dean (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Clevenger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claudio Rossi (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Albert Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Donald Adams comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #1 on Andrew Parker, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Richard Oldaker, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Joshua Pettaway, Michael Clevenger, Claudio Rossi | |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:40 | St. John's | Albert Sims buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Reginald Hutson | 18-20 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Zausch - foul #2 on Ivan Zausch, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF) Manuel Small, Donald Adams | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Leif Taberski (SF), Aldo Rossi (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Aldo Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Jeffrey Biggins steals it from Claudio Rossi | 19-20 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is hacked by Aldo Rossi - foul #3 on Aldo Rossi, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker (PF) Jose Moreno | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (PG), Andrew Parker (SF), Donald Ordonez (PF), Michael Clevenger (C) Reginald Hutson, Leif Taberski, Aldo Rossi, Claudio Rossi | |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Parker | 21-23 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Michael Clevenger picks off the pass by Jeffrey Biggins | 21-23 |
| 04:41 | St. John's | Michael Clevenger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-23 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski's pass is intercepted by Joshua Pettaway | 21-23 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Andrew Parker knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Albert Sims | 21-25 |
| 03:46 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski drills a floater in the paint | 23-25 |
| 03:20 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Jacob (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Henson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Albert Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Pettaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ordonez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Clevenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Andrew Parker, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Manuel Small (SG), Jose Moreno (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Jeffrey Biggins, Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Richard Oldaker, Anthony Henson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Reginald Hutson (PG), Leif Taberski (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Donald Ordonez, Michael Clevenger | |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Claudio Rossi can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Hutson - foul #1 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF) Walter Jacob | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Pettaway (SG), Donald Ordonez (PF), Ivan Zausch (C) Albert Sims, Andrew Parker, Claudio Rossi | |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 02:00 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno banks in the layup | 27-25 |
| 01:45 | St. John's | Reginald Hutson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:28 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar gets the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Caesar | 29-25 |
| 00:58 | St. John's | Donald Adams picks off the pass by Joshua Pettaway | 29-25 |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Leif Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:13 | St. John's | Donald Ordonez's pass is intercepted by Jose Moreno | 29-25 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar is hacked by Reginald Hutson - foul #2 on Reginald Hutson, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Richard Oldaker (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Manuel Small, Jose Moreno, Joseph Dean | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Sims (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Michael Clevenger (PF), Claudio Rossi (C) Joshua Pettaway, Leif Taberski, Donald Ordonez, Ivan Zausch | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Adams | 30-25 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Donald Adams hits a floater from the right wing | 32-25 |