| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Russell Allison inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Douglas Bullock | 39-30 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Ethan Graves denies the turnaround by Zachery Gill | 39-30 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves is hacked by Zachery Gill - foul #1 on Zachery Gill, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 41-30 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Janney and he's fouled by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Clopton (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Mathews, Randolph Wilson, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Russell Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Howe (SF) Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (SG), Sean Geraghty (SF) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson, Douglas Bullock | |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF) Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Grimes | 43-33 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | David Thomas hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Stanton Woods and the foul's on Raymond Vigue - foul #1 on Raymond Vigue, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | David Thomas makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue clanks a driving attempt from close range | 43-36 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:03 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:01 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe is hacked by Gordon Lansing - foul #1 on Gordon Lansing, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Bruce Timmons, Raymond Vigue, Stephen Howe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Stanton Woods, David Thomas, Gordon Lansing | |
| 16:43 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-36 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Geraghty | 46-38 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Hudson | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ethan Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Geraghty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Clopton - foul #1 on Michael Clopton, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Roger Boyer (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Clopton, Randolph Wilson, Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Joseph Janney, Sean Geraghty, Thomas Everett | |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Zachery Gill blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Mathews | 46-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue loses the ball out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Zolty (SG), Stephen Howe (C) Russell Allison, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (SG), Thomas Everett (C) Paul Hudson, Zachery Gill | |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Roger Boyer - foul #4 on Roger Boyer, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons (SF), Ethan Graves (PF) Roger Boyer, Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Sean Geraghty (PF) Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing | |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Bruce Timmons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Gary Zolty misses the tip | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bruce Timmons | 48-41 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty is open and buries a floater from close range set up by Joseph Janney | 48-43 |
| 13:24 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Stephen Howe is blocked by Sean Geraghty | 48-43 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:20 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Gary Zolty, Bruce Timmons, Ethan Graves, Stephen Howe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Zachery Gill (PF) Joseph Janney, Douglas Smith, Stanton Woods, Thomas Everett | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Zachery Gill - foul #2 on Zachery Gill, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing (C) Sean Geraghty | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 51-45 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue is hacked by Zachery Gill - foul #3 on Zachery Gill, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Thomas (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Randolph Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ethan Graves (PF) Raymond Vigue | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (PG), Sean Geraghty (C) Paul Hudson, Gordon Lansing | |
| 11:46 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ethan Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Stanton Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachery Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-45 |
| 11:29 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods's pass is intercepted by Michael Clopton in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 11:13 | Central Florida | David Thomas gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Glen Norcross swats the shot by Robert Davis | 51-45 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Russell Allison pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:25 | Illinois State | Michael Clopton is whistled for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Gary Zolty (SG), Bruce Timmons (SF), Raymond Vigue (PF), Stephen Howe (C) Michael Clopton, Randolph Wilson, Russell Allison, Ethan Graves, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Stanton Woods, Robert Davis, David Thomas, Zachery Gill, Sean Geraghty | |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | Gary Zolty hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 54-45 |
| 09:45 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Stephen Howe steals it from Gordon Lansing | 54-45 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Gordon Lansing denies the turnaround by Michael Mathews | 54-45 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gordon Lansing | 54-45 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 54-47 |
| 08:24 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue hits a fadeaway from the right side | 56-47 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson is hacked by Stephen Howe - foul #1 on Stephen Howe, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Clopton (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Michael Mathews, Gary Zolty, Bruce Timmons, Raymond Vigue, Stephen Howe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (SG), David Thomas (SF), Zachery Gill (PF), Sean Geraghty (C) Paul Hudson, Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing, Thomas Everett | |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Smith | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Roger Grimes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ethan Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Russell Allison is denied on a layup by Sean Geraghty | 56-49 |
| 07:33 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the wide open floater from the right side | 56-49 |
| 07:22 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Russell Allison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Janney | 56-49 |
| 06:52 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 56-51 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Russell Allison hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Clopton | 59-51 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Clopton - foul #2 on Michael Clopton, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Randolph Wilson (SG), Roger Boyer (SF) Roger Grimes, Michael Clopton, Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (SG), Stanton Woods (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Joseph Janney, David Thomas, Zachery Gill | |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses badly on a shot near the basket | 59-51 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer is hacked by Sean Geraghty - foul #3 on Sean Geraghty, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (PF) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Zachery Gill (PF) Douglas Smith, Sean Geraghty | |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanton Woods - foul #1 on Stanton Woods, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 05:27 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 62-51 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Randolph Wilson and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (SG), Russell Allison (SF), Ethan Graves (PF), Stephen Howe (C) Randolph Wilson, Roger Boyer, Raymond Vigue, Glen Norcross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Douglas Smith (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Sean Geraghty (PF), Gordon Lansing (C) Robert Davis, Paul Hudson, Stanton Woods, Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Illinois State | Sean Geraghty steals the ball from Russell Allison | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Clopton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ethan Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Howe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Russell Allison drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Roger Grimes and he's fouled by Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue (C) Ethan Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (SG), David Thomas (SF) Joseph Janney, Douglas Bullock | |
| 03:04 | Illinois State | Russell Allison makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Roger Grimes picks off the pass by Stanton Woods in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | Russell Allison can't finish the layup | 68-51 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Grimes | 71-51 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Raymond Vigue steps in front of the Gordon Lansing pass | 71-51 |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Gordon Lansing takes the ball from Russell Allison | 71-51 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Smith | 71-53 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Russell Allison is hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Boyer (SG) Roger Grimes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Russell Allison misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | David Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG) Russell Allison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is fouled on the floor by Douglas Smith - foul #2 on Douglas Smith, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Roger Grimes takes the ball from David Thomas in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Roger Boyer's floater is tipped away by Gordon Lansing | 72-53 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue tips it in | 74-53 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-53 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Stephen Howe grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes runs out the clock | 74-53 |