| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Matthew Haefner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aikens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | James Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cory Zahm | 37-42 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Reedy | 39-42 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer is denied on a layup by Robert Reedy | 39-42 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | Eastern Kentucky | David Blodgett is called for the reach on Robert Reedy - foul #2 on David Blodgett, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene's pass is intercepted by James Thompson | 39-42 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens makes the driving attempt from close range | 41-42 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Evan Fisher is called for the reach on Richard Greene - foul #1 on Evan Fisher, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Herman Rothermel (SG) Richard Greene | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | David Blodgett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens misses the tip | 43-42 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | James Thompson gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens blows the layup but the foul's on Evan Fisher - foul #2 on Evan Fisher, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (SG), Christian Coleman (SF) Herman Rothermel, Michael Despres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Michael Russell (SG), John Davis (SF), Chuck Mann (PF), James Gaskins (C) James Thompson, David Blodgett, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm, Evan Fisher | |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | James Gaskins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 16:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Matthew Haefner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Reedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Aikens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Chuck Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens clanks a shot from the right block | 45-42 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens tips it in | 47-42 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Michael Russell is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| 15:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy scores on a turnaround from the right block | 49-42 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | James Gaskins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 15:05 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 15:03 | Central Florida | John Davis misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | John Davis banks in the layup set up by Lucio Valdez | 49-44 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens is hacked by Lucio Valdez - foul #2 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Herman Rothermel (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Matthew Wingo (C) Richard Greene, Christian Coleman, John Aikens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Thompson (PG), David Blodgett (SG), Chris Salyer (SF), Cory Zahm (PF), Evan Fisher (C) Lucio Valdez, Michael Russell, John Davis, Chuck Mann, James Gaskins | |
| 13:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Herman Rothermel | 51-44 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | David Blodgett buries a 3 from the left wing set up by James Thompson | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy blows the layup but he's hacked by David Blodgett - foul #3 on David Blodgett, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:15 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 51-47 |
| 12:50 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | James Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Thompson is called for the reach on Matthew Haefner - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Christian Coleman (PF), John Aikens (C) Matthew Haefner, Robert Reedy, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Evan Fisher denies the turnaround by John Aikens | 51-47 |
| 11:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres tips it home | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Richard Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Rothermel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christian Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Aikens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Michael Despres is called for the reach on James Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Despres, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Robert Reedy (PF) Herman Rothermel, Michael Despres | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:23 | Central Florida | Ronald Hayes steals it from Evan Fisher | 53-47 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Hayes | 55-47 |
| 10:56 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer hits a floater from the right block set up by James Thompson | 55-49 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-49 |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer makes the floater from close range set up by James Thompson | 55-51 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cory Zahm - foul #2 on Cory Zahm, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner (PG), Herman Rothermel (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Matthew Wingo (C) Ronald Hayes, Richard Greene, Christian Coleman, John Aikens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Michael Russell (SG), John Davis (SF), Chuck Mann (PF), James Gaskins (C) James Thompson, David Blodgett, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm, Evan Fisher | |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | James Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:43 | Central Florida | John Davis travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens (C) Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens tips it in | 58-51 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Lucio Valdez steals the ball from Michael Despres | 58-51 |
| 08:46 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez misses the lay-in | 58-51 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Matthew Wingo | 58-51 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 58-51 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | Michael Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann misses the lay-in | 58-51 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Haefner | 60-51 |
| 07:33 | Central Florida | James Gaskins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Russell | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Matthew Haefner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Herman Rothermel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Wingo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Aikens (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chuck Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gaskins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Lucio Valdez - foul #3 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (SG), Ronald Hayes (SF), Robert Reedy (PF), Christian Coleman (C) Herman Rothermel, Michael Despres, Matthew Wingo, John Aikens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Thompson (PG), David Blodgett (SG), Chris Salyer (SF), Cory Zahm (PF), Evan Fisher (C) Lucio Valdez, Michael Russell, John Davis, Chuck Mann, James Gaskins | |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner makes the 3rd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Christian Coleman - foul #1 on Christian Coleman, team foul #2 | 63-54 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-54 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer's layup is rejected by Robert Reedy | 63-54 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Fisher | 63-54 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christian Coleman | 63-54 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Christian Coleman | 66-54 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Matthew Haefner steals the ball from David Blodgett | 66-54 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Reedy, team foul #3 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Herman Rothermel (SG), Michael Despres (SF) Matthew Haefner, Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Herman Rothermel scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Despres - foul #2 on Michael Despres, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Matthew Wingo (PF), John Aikens (C) Richard Greene, Robert Reedy, Christian Coleman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Aikens | 68-57 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres is fouled on the floor by Chris Salyer - foul #1 on Chris Salyer, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner (PG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Chuck Mann (PF) James Thompson, Cory Zahm | |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Central Florida | Herman Rothermel is called for the reach on Evan Fisher - foul #2 on Herman Rothermel, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG) Herman Rothermel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (SG), James Gaskins (C) David Blodgett, Evan Fisher | |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 70-57 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner's layup is rejected by Chuck Mann | 70-57 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo can't tip it in | 70-57 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | James Gaskins grabs the board | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Matthew Haefner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Wingo (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Aikens (tiring) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Russell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Salyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chuck Mann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer makes the turnaround from the baseline | 70-59 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Haefner | 72-59 |
| 02:59 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (SG), Robert Reedy (PF) Harold Bailey, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Thompson (PG), David Blodgett (SG), Cory Zahm (PF), Evan Fisher (C) Lucio Valdez, Michael Russell, Chuck Mann, James Gaskins | |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | David Blodgett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Matthew Haefner | 74-59 |
| 02:08 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Fisher | 74-59 |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | James Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | John Aikens is denied on a layup by Evan Fisher | 74-59 |
| 01:42 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher snags the defensive board | 74-59 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Thompson | 74-61 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner is called for traveling | 74-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Michael Russell (SG), John Davis (SF), Chuck Mann (PF), James Gaskins (C) James Thompson, David Blodgett, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm, Evan Fisher | |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucio Valdez | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | John Davis snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | James Gaskins is whistled for traveling | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Haefner runs out the clock | 74-63 |