| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Janke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Long - foul #2 on David Long, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:25 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses the jumper near the basket | 30-38 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | David Long snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Barber - foul #1 on Wayne Barber, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox drills a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Bennie Ahmad steals the ball from Carl Wellborn | 33-39 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad's pass is intercepted by Leo Gilbert | 33-39 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 33-39 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Barber picks off the pass by Bennie Ahmad | 33-39 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | David Long double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG), Dewey Anderson (SF), Damek Jorovic (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Wayne Barber, William Clark, David Long, Carl Wellborn | |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is fouled on the floor by William Givens - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG) Leo Gilbert | |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is fouled on the floor by William Givens - foul #2 on William Givens, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers | 36-39 |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward's pass is intercepted by Daniel Schendel | 36-39 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman tips it in | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) PF - John Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - William Givens (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewey Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alton Hargreaves | 38-41 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | William Givens gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:09 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Schendel | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Central Florida | William Givens is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rogers - foul #1 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), David Long (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Dewey Anderson, Damek Jorovic, Daniel Woodward | |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert loses the dribble to Bennie Ahmad | 40-41 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Janke, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | David Long misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John Janke is denied by David Long | 40-41 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett is denied on a layup by David Long | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Carl Wellborn | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Janke - foul #2 on John Janke, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | David Long scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Leo Gilbert | 40-46 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-46 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | David Long pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Barber | 40-48 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Long steals the ball from John Janke | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Janke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Barber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Carl Wellborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Bennie Ahmad takes the ball from Carl Wellborn | 40-48 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for traveling | 40-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), Dewey Anderson (SF), Damek Jorovic (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, David Long, Carl Wellborn | |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Dewey Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Givens | 40-51 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Mitchell | 42-51 |
| 10:19 | Central Florida | Daniel Schendel takes the ball from Daniel Woodward | 42-51 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edmund Anderson | 44-51 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | Dewey Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman buries a shot from the right side set up by Charles Mitchell | 46-51 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman throws it down on a great pass from Aaron Rogers | 48-51 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | William Givens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 08:38 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | William Givens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Givens | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Norman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewey Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damek Jorovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), David Long (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Dewey Anderson, Damek Jorovic, Daniel Woodward | |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is fouled on the floor by Charles Beckett - foul #1 on Charles Beckett, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | David Long hits the finger roll set up by Leo Gilbert | 50-56 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | William Clark gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:25 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leo Gilbert and the foul's on Charles Beckett - foul #2 on Charles Beckett, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 06:25 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled on the floor by Leo Gilbert - foul #1 on Leo Gilbert, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | David Long gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 05:25 | Central Florida | William Clark double dribbles | 50-59 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | William Clark swats the shot by Daryl Veal | 50-59 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | David Long misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-59 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daryl Veal | 50-59 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | David Long is hacked by Kelly Cox - foul #2 on Kelly Cox, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), Damek Jorovic (SF), Dewey Anderson (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Carl Wellborn | |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | David Long misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 52-59 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Givens is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on William Givens, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Mercer (PF) David Long | |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Norman and he's hacked by Damek Jorovic - foul #2 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:42 | Central Florida | William Givens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-59 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman grabs the board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mercer (fresh) C - Dewey Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Rogers | 58-59 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Dewey Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 58-59 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Damek Jorovic - foul #3 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Charles Mitchell, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Damek Jorovic, David Mercer | |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewey Anderson | 59-61 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Long (PF) Dewey Anderson | |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Leo Gilbert steps in front of the Bennie Ahmad pass | 59-61 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 59-63 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Janke | 62-63 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | David Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Kelly Cox - foul #3 on Kelly Cox, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | David Long makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | David Long makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber is hacked by Daryl Veal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is hacked by Bennie Ahmad in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Dewey Anderson (PF) Leo Gilbert, David Long | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke buries a halfcourt shot | 67-68 |