| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Finnegan (fresh) SG - Pete Wright (fresh) SF - Glenn Shorts (fresh) PF - Glenn Roach (fresh) C - Joseph Dahlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) C - James Bembry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Glenn Roach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Pete Wright is denied by James Bembry | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Central Florida | Glenn Roach pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | James Bembry is open and scores on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Sidney Dean hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Pete Wright hits a driving attempt in the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Glenn Roach is called for the reach on James Terry - foul #1 on Glenn Roach, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | James Bembry misses long on a runner from close range | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | James Terry can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Pete Wright is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | James Terry connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Central Florida | Ralph Cochran is called for the reach on Pete Wright - foul #1 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), Vernon Anspach (PF), Fritz Crystal (C) Matthew Finnegan, Glenn Roach, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | David Zelaya misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | James Bembry grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - David Zelaya (fresh) SG - Pete Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Shorts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) C - Fritz Crystal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | David Zelaya is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan (PG) Pete Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Finnegan - foul #1 on Matthew Finnegan, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Allen (SF), Glenn Roach (PF) Glenn Shorts, Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Central Florida | Glenn Roach works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Matthew Finnegan | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Roach - foul #2 on Glenn Roach, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Wright (SG), Glenn Shorts (SF), Vernon Anspach (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) David Zelaya, William Allen, Glenn Roach, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean | |
| 15:00 | Xavier | James Monroe misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG) Matthew Finnegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Sidney Dean (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Sidney Dean | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Zelaya can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Teddy Sluss, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Zelaya misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | David Zelaya makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Cochran | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | Ralph Cochran steals the ball from Pete Wright | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | James Terry lays it in uncontested set up by Teddy Sluss | 9-14 |
| 12:20 | Central Florida | James Bembry is called for the reach on David Zelaya - foul #1 on James Bembry, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan (PG), William Allen (SF), Fritz Crystal (PF), Richard Siple (C) Pete Wright, Glenn Shorts, Vernon Anspach, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | William Allen hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Fritz Crystal | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fritz Crystal | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelaya (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) C - Richard Siple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Xavier | James Bembry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Fritz Crystal picks off the pass by Sidney Dean | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | William Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Wright (SG), Glenn Shorts (SF), Vernon Anspach (PF) David Zelaya, William Allen, Richard Siple | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Sidney Dean, Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Pete Wright grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Teddy Sluss | 13-14 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss lays it up and in | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Antoine Hartwig takes the ball from Matthew Finnegan | 13-16 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison's pass is intercepted by Fritz Crystal | 13-16 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Pete Wright is hacked by Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), Derek Weller (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) Matthew Finnegan, Vernon Anspach, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 09:41 | Central Florida | David Zelaya hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-16 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | David Zelaya is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Zelaya, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Allen (SG) Pete Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Joseph Dahlin picks off the pass by James Terry | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Antoine Hartwig | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig clanks a floater from the left side | 13-16 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Derek Weller - foul #1 on Derek Weller, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan (PG), Pete Wright (SG), Vernon Anspach (PF) David Zelaya, Glenn Shorts, Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:55 | Central Florida | Pete Wright is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Pete Wright, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (C) Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, Ralph Cochran, James Bembry | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Anspach (fresh) C - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Sidney Dean can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Finnegan - foul #2 on Matthew Finnegan, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Derek Weller (SF) Matthew Finnegan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF) James Terry | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | William Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Sidney Dean is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:16 | Central Florida | Pete Wright is fouled on the floor by Bradley Yuhas - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (PG), Glenn Shorts (SF) William Allen, Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) Sidney Dean | |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Pete Wright gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | Pete Wright hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan (PG), Glenn Roach (PF), Joseph Dahlin (C) David Zelaya, Vernon Anspach, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | Pete Wright makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | James Terry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Harold Graves | |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Ralph Cochran is called for the reach on Matthew Finnegan - foul #2 on Ralph Cochran, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Ralph Cochran | |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | James Terry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Roach - foul #3 on Glenn Roach, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (PF) Glenn Roach | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:39 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | James Terry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Dahlin | 18-20 |
| 05:11 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Sidney Dean misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Dahlin - foul #1 on Joseph Dahlin, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Zelaya (SG), Fritz Crystal (C) Pete Wright, Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry, James Bembry | |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Sidney Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sidney Dean | 21-24 |
| 04:16 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Sidney Dean pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 21-24 |
| 04:07 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | David Zelaya drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Anspach | 23-24 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Glenn Shorts blocks the jumper by Sidney Dean | 23-24 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Matthew Finnegan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zelaya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Shorts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Anspach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) PF - James Monroe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Zelaya | 25-24 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 03:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Zelaya | 25-24 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Harrison - foul #1 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Pete Wright (SG), Joseph Dahlin (C) Matthew Finnegan, Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Ralph Cochran (SF), James Terry (PF), James Bembry (C) Teddy Sluss, Sidney Dean, Leonard Harrison, James Monroe, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:07 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | James Terry comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | James Terry snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Harold Graves loses the dribble to Glenn Shorts | 26-24 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Glenn Shorts misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Pete Wright can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Ralph Cochran scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | David Zelaya hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | David Zelaya grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Bembry - foul #2 on James Bembry, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan (PG), William Allen (SF), Derek Weller (PF) David Zelaya, Glenn Shorts, Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Harold Graves | |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Joseph Dahlin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Joseph Dahlin is called for the reach on James Bembry - foul #2 on Joseph Dahlin, team foul #11 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Siple (C) Joseph Dahlin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (SG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 01:06 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | James Bembry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Matthew Finnegan travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach (PF) Derek Weller | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), James Monroe (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Ralph Cochran, James Terry, James Bembry | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Sidney Dean's pass is intercepted by Richard Siple | 28-28 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Pete Wright's floater is tipped away by Bradley Yuhas | 28-28 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Monroe | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Monroe lays it up and in | 28-30 |