| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James O'Neil inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is fouled in the backcourt by Michal Johnson - foul #1 on Michal Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, Michael Rau | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Garf Zand connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by William Huffman | 33-36 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Michael Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Emilio Rivera - foul #2 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Michael Rau (PF) William Huffman, Michael Adams, Garf Zand | |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:37 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji hits a jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses badly on a floater from the left block | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji is called for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the turnaround in the lane | 35-37 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:34 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera buries a fadeaway in the paint | 37-37 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray jams it on a nice dish by Rodrigo Vazquez | 39-37 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Jared Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Amos Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Cook | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rodrigo Vazquez | 41-40 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning tips it home | 41-42 |
| 15:18 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Kenneth Ray, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Ortega | 41-45 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Bruce Jones picks off the pass by Christopher Wiseman | 43-45 |
| 14:17 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Bruce Jones | 43-45 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | Christopher Wiseman takes the ball from Ronald Bryant | 43-45 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the finger roll set up by James O'Neil | 43-47 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 43-47 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is hacked by Emilio Rivera - foul #3 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray (PG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF), Robert Wild (PF), Jared Smith (C) Michal Johnson, Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning makes the runner in the lane set up by William Huffman and he's fouled by Gilbert Hollandsworth - foul #2 on Gilbert Hollandsworth, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG) William Huffman | |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Fanning - foul #2 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG) Musenda Orji | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG) Amos Scott | |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Michael Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gilbert Hollandsworth and the foul's on Christopher Fanning - foul #3 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Amos Scott blows the dunk | 47-50 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | William Huffman snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | James O'Neil scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez is hacked by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Kenneth Ray, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Michael Adams is fouled on the floor by Emilio Rivera - foul #4 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (C) Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Adams, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Michal Johnson steals the ball from Michael Yarbrough | 49-52 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 10:17 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 49-52 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Bruce Jones is called for the reach on Michael Yarbrough - foul #3 on Bruce Jones, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth (PF), Robert Wild (C) Bruce Jones, Robert Larrabee | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | James O'Neil is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bryant - foul #3 on Ronald Bryant, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG) Amos Scott | |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Wild | 49-52 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | James O'Neil gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Bryant | 52-52 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | Robert Wild gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth misses the easy layup | 52-52 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Hollandsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wild (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Central Florida | Robert Wild is whistled for a carry | 52-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), David McArthur (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant, Gilbert Hollandsworth, Robert Wild | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's pass is intercepted by Bruce Jones | 52-52 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Rau | 52-54 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Jones - foul #4 on Bruce Jones, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF) David McArthur | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (PF) William Huffman, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | James O'Neil snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Ortega | 55-57 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez connects on the jumper from close range | 57-57 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | James O'Neil loses the dribble to Bruce Jones | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Kenneth Ray misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 57-57 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Ray - foul #1 on Kenneth Ray, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Musenda Orji (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Robert Wild (C) Rodrigo Vazquez, Kenneth Ray, Bruce Jones, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Robert Wild clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-59 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | James O'Neil buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Garf Zand | 57-61 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth is fouled on the floor by Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (C) Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Robert Wild drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Amos Scott connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Huffman | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Robert Wild is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Wild, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) William Huffman, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-63 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 59-65 |
| 02:34 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Emilio Rivera | 61-65 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is called for traveling | 61-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Gilbert Hollandsworth (SF) Michal Johnson, Musenda Orji, Ronald Bryant | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:11 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera hits a floater near the basket | 63-65 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Kenneth Ray steals it from Christopher Fanning | 63-65 |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth scores on a shot from the right side | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | James O'Neil is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Hollandsworth - foul #3 on Gilbert Hollandsworth, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michal Johnson (PG), Ronald Bryant (SF) Kenneth Ray, Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Emilio Rivera | 65-65 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Christopher Wiseman steals the ball from Bruce Jones | 65-65 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the easy layup | 65-65 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Emilio Rivera | 65-65 |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Carmelo Ortega is called for the reach on Musenda Orji - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the board | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 65-65 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson misses the turnaround in the lane | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 9 pts. 16 reb. | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Michael Rau wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | James O'Neil clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:34 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the shot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Wiseman | 65-67 |
| 04:09 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | James O'Neil scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Yarbrough | 65-69 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | James O'Neil is called for the reach on Michal Johnson - foul #1 on James O'Neil, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gilbert Hollandsworth (PF) Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Amos Scott is blocked by Emilio Rivera | 67-69 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hollandsworth | 67-69 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji's pass is intercepted by Amos Scott | 67-69 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Emilio Rivera - foul #5 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Wild (C) Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Garf Zand | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Robert Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Robert Wild double dribbles | 67-70 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bruce Jones (PF) Gilbert Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Wild - foul #2 on Robert Wild, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson travels with the ball | 67-72 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michal Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Wild (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 11 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Michael Yarbrough is called for the reach on Ronald Bryant - foul #3 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:29 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is fouled in the backcourt by Michal Johnson - foul #2 on Michal Johnson, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones grabs the board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-73 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Michal Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Yarbrough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michal Johnson, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Musenda Orji - foul #2 on Musenda Orji, team foul #16 | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Michal Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega runs out the clock | 68-76 |