| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) SF - David Gabor (fresh) PF - Scott Lillard (fresh) C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Randy Dominquez (fresh) SG - Predrag Zubris (fresh) SF - Bill Wilkes (fresh) PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) C - Richard Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Richard Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Gabor - foul #1 on David Gabor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Wilkes - foul #1 on Bill Wilkes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Manke - foul #1 on Jerry Manke, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:58 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Richard Butler gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:50 | Central Florida | Richard Butler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-6 |
| 18:32 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Manke | 3-6 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:15 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:09 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard misses short on a runner in the lane | 3-6 |
| 18:08 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:37 | SE Missouri State | Zachery Gill takes the ball from David Gabor | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Central Florida | Scott Lillard steals the ball from Predrag Zubris | 5-6 |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (PG), Joseph Janney (SG), Alfonzo Daly (SF), Hugo Paquin (PF), Sean Geraghty (C) Randy Dominquez, Predrag Zubris, Bill Wilkes, Zachery Gill, Richard Butler | |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty is fouled on the floor by Charles Drexler - foul #1 on Charles Drexler, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (PG), Russell Hiles (SG), Manuel Foster (PF), Shawn Reynolds (C) Charles Drexler, Jerry Manke, Scott Lillard, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:52 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster banks in the layup | 7-6 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Donaldson (fresh) SG - Russell Hiles (fresh) SF - David Gabor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Paul Hudson (fresh) SG - Joseph Janney (fresh) SF - Alfonzo Daly (fresh) PF - Hugo Paquin (fresh) C - Sean Geraghty (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Gabor | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Donaldson | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:55 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Shawn Reynolds | 9-6 |
| 14:43 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Central Florida | Hugo Paquin banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Janney | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds buries a turnaround from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney lays it in on a great pass from Paul Hudson | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:07 | Central Florida | Hugo Paquin snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Alfonzo Daly hits the finger roll set up by Paul Hudson | 11-12 |
| 12:37 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Alfonzo Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | Hugo Paquin grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Geraghty - foul #1 on Sean Geraghty, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler (PG), Jerry Manke (SG), Scott Lillard (PF), Ulysses Gunn (C) John Donaldson, Russell Hiles, David Gabor, Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez (PG), Predrag Zubris (SG), Bill Wilkes (SF), Zachery Gill (PF), Richard Butler (C) Paul Hudson, Joseph Janney, Alfonzo Daly, Hugo Paquin, Sean Geraghty | |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Richard Butler snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lillard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Randy Dominquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Predrag Zubris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Wilkes (fresh) PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) C - Richard Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes comes up short on the shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 11:22 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster's layup is rejected by Richard Butler | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Butler | 12-14 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes hits the follow up shot | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Drexler | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 10:28 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Zachery Gill is called for the reach on Jerry Manke - foul #1 on Zachery Gill, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (SF) Manuel Foster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:01 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:59 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:45 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles is fouled on the floor by Bill Wilkes - foul #2 on Bill Wilkes, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds (SF) Russell Hiles | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Boyer (SF) Bill Wilkes | |
| 09:34 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 09:33 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Butler - foul #1 on Richard Butler, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 09:21 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:21 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:58 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:38 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke is hacked by Richard Butler - foul #2 on Richard Butler, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (SG), David Gabor (SF) Jerry Manke, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (PG), Joseph Janney (SG), Alfonzo Daly (SF), Hugo Paquin (PF), Sean Geraghty (C) Randy Dominquez, Predrag Zubris, Justin Boyer, Zachery Gill, Richard Butler | |
| 08:24 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Alfonzo Daly gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:05 | SE Missouri State | David Gabor snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:51 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Janney | 16-16 |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney double dribbles | 16-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (PG), Jerry Manke (SG), Ulysses Gunn (C) Charles Drexler, David Gabor, Scott Lillard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez (PG), Zachery Gill (PF) Paul Hudson, Sean Geraghty | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Donaldson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Hiles (fresh) C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Randy Dominquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonzo Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) C - Hugo Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Hugo Paquin - foul #1 on Hugo Paquin, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Gabor (SF) Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris (SG) Joseph Janney | |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Gabor - foul #2 on David Gabor, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard (PF) David Gabor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:31 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Lillard | 20-18 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | Alfonzo Daly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| 05:58 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Dominquez - foul #1 on Randy Dominquez, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster (SF), Shawn Reynolds (PF) Russell Hiles, Scott Lillard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:58 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:58 | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:34 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris makes the fadeaway from the left block | 21-20 |
| 05:11 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke travels with the ball | 21-20 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler (PG), Russell Hiles (SG), Scott Lillard (PF) John Donaldson, Jerry Manke, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (SG), Paul Hudson (SF), Sean Geraghty (C) Predrag Zubris, Alfonzo Daly, Hugo Paquin | |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Randy Dominquez | 21-22 |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Scott Lillard blows the layup | 21-22 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Reynolds | 21-22 |
| 04:15 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 03:55 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke (SG), David Gabor (SF), Ulysses Gunn (C) Russell Hiles, Manuel Foster, Scott Lillard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris (SG), Bill Wilkes (SF), Hugo Paquin (PF), Richard Butler (C) Randy Dominquez, Paul Hudson, Zachery Gill, Sean Geraghty | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Janney and he's fouled by Charles Drexler - foul #2 on Charles Drexler, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles (PF) Shawn Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes misses the free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 03:24 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Drexler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Manke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Hiles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ulysses Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Predrag Zubris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Wilkes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugo Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Richard Butler loses the dribble to Russell Hiles | 21-24 |
| 02:42 | SE Missouri State | Jerry Manke hits the finger roll | 23-24 |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (PG) Joseph Janney | |
| 02:22 | SE Missouri State | Ulysses Gunn clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Richard Butler buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Hugo Paquin | 23-26 |
| 01:53 | SE Missouri State | Russell Hiles connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Ulysses Gunn | 25-26 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Bill Wilkes scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Richard Butler | 25-28 |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | Charles Drexler drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ulysses Gunn | 28-28 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson is called for traveling | 28-28 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Donaldson (PG), Manuel Foster (SG), Scott Lillard (PF), Shawn Reynolds (C) Charles Drexler, Jerry Manke, Russell Hiles, Ulysses Gunn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randy Dominquez (PG), Joseph Janney (SG), Alfonzo Daly (SF), Zachery Gill (PF), Sean Geraghty (C) Paul Hudson, Predrag Zubris, Bill Wilkes, Hugo Paquin, Richard Butler | |
| 00:33 | SE Missouri State | Shawn Reynolds's layup is rejected by Alfonzo Daly | 28-28 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Scott Lillard swats the shot by Joseph Janney | 28-28 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 28-28 |