| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) SG - John Colorado (fresh) SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bryant - foul #1 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Bryant - foul #2 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF) Ronald Bryant | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Colorado | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth misses the turnaround in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Southern Cal | John Gray grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michal Johnson - foul #1 on Michal Johnson, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | John Gray tips it in | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Lewis Brown steals it from Musenda Orji | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Musenda Orji | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman connects on the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Michal Johnson - foul #2 on Michal Johnson, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray (PG), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Michal Johnson, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Robert Wild grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Robert Wild misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) PF - Robert Wild (fresh) C - Jared Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Colorado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Patrick Kramer | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer is hacked by Kenneth Ray - foul #1 on Kenneth Ray, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), David McArthur (SF) Musenda Orji, Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan (SG), Jason Wilson (SF), David Shaw (C) John Colorado, Lewis Brown, Patrick Kramer | |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rodrigo Vazquez - foul #1 on Rodrigo Vazquez, team foul #6 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) David McArthur, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus (PF) John Gray | |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | Robert Wild grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray is fouled on the floor by Donnie Millikan - foul #1 on Donnie Millikan, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG) Richard Eshleman | |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Cyrus | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Robert Wild hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Shaw and he's hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #1 on Bruce Jones, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF) Rodrigo Vazquez, Robert Wild | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG) Donnie Millikan | |
| 14:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Cyrus makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:51 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera loses the dribble to David Shaw | 7-12 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ray steals it from Paul Cyrus | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones can't finish the layup | 7-12 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | David Shaw is hacked by Musenda Orji - foul #1 on Musenda Orji, team foul #8 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Kenneth Ray, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), Lewis Brown (SF), John Gray (PF) Paul Isaacs, Jason Wilson, Paul Cyrus | |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | David Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | David Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Gray | 7-13 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses long on a shot from close range | 7-13 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Robert Wild gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Jared Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David McArthur (SF) Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan (SG), Patrick Kramer (C) John Colorado, David Shaw | |
| 11:38 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Kramer | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McArthur (fresh) PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donnie Millikan (fresh) SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Kramer (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is whistled for a carry | 7-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray (SG), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Musenda Orji, David McArthur, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman misses the jump hook near the basket | 7-15 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Robert Wild comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Eshleman - foul #1 on Richard Eshleman, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG), Jason Wilson (SF) Donnie Millikan, Lewis Brown | |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Ray picks off the pass by Richard Eshleman | 9-15 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-15 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones tips it in | 11-15 |
| 09:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman banks in the layup on a great pass from John Gray | 11-17 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Robert Wild misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Emilio Rivera | 11-17 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Patrick Kramer - foul #1 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), David McArthur (SF), Jared Smith (PF) Kenneth Ray, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Wild, Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), Donnie Millikan (SG), Lewis Brown (SF), Paul Cyrus (PF), David Shaw (C) Richard Eshleman, John Colorado, Jason Wilson, John Gray, Patrick Kramer | |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:21 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donnie Millikan | 14-19 |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera's fadeaway is rejected by David Shaw | 14-19 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez grabs the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | David McArthur clanks a floater from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Brown | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McArthur (fresh) PF - Jared Smith (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Paul Isaacs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donnie Millikan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Cyrus (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | Paul Isaacs picks off the pass by Rodrigo Vazquez | 14-22 |
| 07:02 | Southern Cal | David Shaw buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donnie Millikan | 14-24 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | David McArthur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray (PG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF), Bruce Jones (PF) Rodrigo Vazquez, David McArthur, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Colorado (SG), John Gray (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Donnie Millikan, Paul Cyrus, David Shaw | |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | John Gray is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ray - foul #2 on Kenneth Ray, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Wild (SF) Kenneth Ray | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman (PG), Jason Wilson (SF) Paul Isaacs, Lewis Brown | |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | John Gray makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | John Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Kramer - foul #2 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Shaw (C) Patrick Kramer | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | David Shaw gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:39 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Shaw | 15-27 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Robert Wild is denied by David Shaw | 15-27 |
| 05:21 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | John Gray is whistled for traveling | 15-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), David McArthur (SF) Bruce Jones, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | John Gray is called for the reach on Rodrigo Vazquez - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (C) Robert Wild | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (SF) Jason Wilson | |
| 04:22 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-27 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Lewis Brown | 15-27 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the board | 15-27 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez can't finish the layup | 15-27 |
| 03:36 | Southern Cal | David Shaw snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-27 |
| 03:14 | Southern Cal | John Gray gets the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McArthur (fresh) PF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fairly fresh) C - Robert Larrabee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Richard Eshleman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - John Colorado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Richard Eshleman can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 15-27 |
| 02:57 | Southern Cal | David Shaw tips it home | 15-29 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee gets the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is whistled for a carry | 15-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Musenda Orji, David McArthur, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Larrabee | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs (PG), Donnie Millikan (SG), Jason Wilson (SF), Paul Cyrus (PF), Patrick Kramer (C) Richard Eshleman, John Colorado, Lewis Brown, John Gray, David Shaw | |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-29 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Patrick Kramer grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | Paul Isaacs hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Wilson | 15-31 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Ronald Bryant | 17-31 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Donnie Millikan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 17-31 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant comes up short on the floater from the left side | 17-31 |
| 00:43 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones snags the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera lays it in and he's hacked by Patrick Kramer - foul #3 on Patrick Kramer, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lewis Brown (SF), John Gray (PF), David Shaw (C) Jason Wilson, Paul Cyrus, Patrick Kramer | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | David Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses long on a fullcourt shot | 20-31 |