| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) SF - Martin Link (fresh) PF - Eric Fiedler (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (fresh) SG - Dennis Seguin (fresh) SF - Joseph Caron (fresh) PF - Daniel McClung (fresh) C - Micheal Tobias (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Caron | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill buries a jump hook in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Hill swats the shot by Joseph Caron | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Martin Link knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alexander Haines | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung double dribbles | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Central Florida | Dennis Seguin steals the ball from Martin Link in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Marcus Hill swats the layup by Joseph Caron | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Bobby Thompson | 7-3 |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Bobby Thompson, Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Mark Hebron (PF) Herbert Byrd, Dennis Seguin, Daniel McClung | |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | John Bingham throws it down on a nice dish by Jacob Cuddy | 9-3 |
| 16:58 | Southern Methodist | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Stephen Crowder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho (C) Micheal Tobias | |
| 16:40 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses the floater from the free throw line | 9-3 |
| 16:38 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Crowder | 9-3 |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF) Justin Cobb, Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Dennis Seguin (SG), Larry Earls (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Mark Hebron | |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines is hacked by Dennis Seguin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF) Joseph Caron | |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | John Bingham is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Cuddy - foul #1 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG) Jacob Cuddy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung (PF) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Chisholm (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Seguin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Moss (fresh) PF - Daniel McClung (fairly fresh) C - Larry Earls (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Marcus Hill | 11-5 |
| 15:12 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin's pass is intercepted by Bobby Thompson in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Martin Link hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Thompson | 14-5 |
| 14:45 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung misses badly on a floater from the left side | 14-5 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Martin Link is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Alexander Haines, Martin Link, Joseph Chisholm, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Stephen Crowder (SG), Joseph Caron (SF), Mark Hebron (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Dennis Seguin, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung, Larry Earls | |
| 14:16 | Southern Methodist | Gary Hardaway steals it from Joseph Caron | 14-5 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson's pass is intercepted by Mark Hebron | 14-5 |
| 13:52 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron is open but misses the lay-in | 14-5 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy grabs the board | 14-5 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Thompson | 16-5 |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Hebron and he's hacked by Jacob Cuddy - foul #2 on Jacob Cuddy, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alexander Haines (SG), Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Jacob Cuddy, Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Dennis Seguin (SG), Daniel McClung (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Mark Hebron, Micheal Tobias | |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron makes the free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Seguin - foul #2 on Dennis Seguin, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG) Dennis Seguin | |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:13 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-10 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Joseph Caron is called for the reach on Martin Link in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Caron, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF), John Bingham (C) Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Mark Hebron (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Herbert Byrd, Daniel McClung, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Martin Link loses the dribble to Mark Hebron | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Eric Fiedler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Anthony Wise (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Crowder (tiring) SF - Joseph Caron (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Mark Hebron (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Micheal Tobias (tiring) | |
| 11:29 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-10 |
| 11:28 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias grabs the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:03 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron is hacked by Martin Link - foul #1 on Martin Link, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Eric Moss (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Anthony Wise, Joseph Caron, Mark Hebron, Micheal Tobias | |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Byrd | 18-12 |
| 10:33 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 10:32 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill tips it home | 20-12 |
| 10:30 | Southern Methodist | Gary Hardaway is called for the reach on Eric Moss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Hardaway, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Higbee (PF) Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG), Larry Earls (C) Stephen Crowder, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss's pass is intercepted by Marcus Hill | 20-12 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Marcus Hill, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), John Bingham (C) Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron (PF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Daniel McClung, Larry Earls | |
| 09:25 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Chisholm - foul #1 on Joseph Chisholm, team foul #8 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG), Joseph Caron (SF) Herbert Byrd, Eric Moss | |
| 09:25 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:25 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Camacho in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Martin Link double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF) Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias (C) Heriberto Camacho | |
| 08:44 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Micheal Tobias is blocked by Martin Link | 20-14 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Martin Link grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | Anthony Wise steps in front of the Bobby Thompson pass | 20-14 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Alexander Haines is called for the reach on Joseph Caron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Haines, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Hardaway (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Martin Link, Eric Fiedler, John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Daniel McClung (PF) Anthony Wise, Mark Hebron | |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-14 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alexander Haines - foul #2 on Alexander Haines, team foul #10 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (SG) Alexander Haines | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF), Larry Earls (C) Joseph Caron, Micheal Tobias | |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Marcus Hill snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:56 | Central Florida | Daniel McClung swats the layup by Bobby Thompson | 20-15 |
| 07:54 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Larry Earls scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel McClung | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bobby Thompson (very tired) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cuddy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hardaway (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) C - Marcus Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (tired) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Crowder (tired) 3 pts. SF - Eric Moss (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel McClung (tiring) C - Larry Earls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Larry Earls - foul #1 on Larry Earls, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF), Joseph Chisholm (PF), John Bingham (C) Gary Hardaway, Mark Higbee, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (SG), Joseph Caron (SF), Heriberto Camacho (PF), Micheal Tobias (C) Stephen Crowder, Eric Moss, Daniel McClung, Larry Earls | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Bobby Thompson - foul #1 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #11 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Cobb (SG) Jacob Cuddy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias misses the free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Martin Link comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-19 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | John Bingham can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias is fouled on the floor by Justin Cobb - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #12 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy (PG), Alexander Haines (SG), Gary Hardaway (SF), Eric Fiedler (PF) Bobby Thompson, Justin Cobb, Martin Link, Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder (SG), Mark Hebron (PF) Herbert Byrd, Heriberto Camacho | |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Crowder - foul #1 on Stephen Crowder, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marcus Hill (C) John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss (SF), Heriberto Camacho (C) Joseph Caron, Micheal Tobias | |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:12 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-21 |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:50 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise misses the jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 04:49 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:35 | Southern Methodist | Mark Hebron is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-21 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alexander Haines | 24-21 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy's pass is intercepted by Mark Hebron | 24-21 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Stephen Crowder's pass is intercepted by Jacob Cuddy in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Jacob Cuddy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Martin Link (SF), Mark Higbee (PF), John Bingham (C) Gary Hardaway, Eric Fiedler, Marcus Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Herbert Byrd (PG), Dennis Seguin (SG), Joseph Caron (SF), Daniel McClung (PF), Larry Earls (C) Anthony Wise, Stephen Crowder, Eric Moss, Mark Hebron, Heriberto Camacho | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jacob Cuddy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Haines (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Link (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Higbee (fresh) C - John Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Herbert Byrd (tired) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Seguin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Caron (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Daniel McClung (fairly fresh) C - Larry Earls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | John Bingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Seguin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-21 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Higbee - foul #1 on Mark Higbee, team foul #13 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm (PF) Mark Higbee | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Micheal Tobias (C) Larry Earls | |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Daniel McClung makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Joseph Caron | 24-23 |
| 02:01 | Southern Methodist | Jacob Cuddy steps in front of the Joseph Caron pass in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Joseph Chisholm connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Martin Link | 26-23 |
| 01:04 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Caron comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-23 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | John Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 00:58 | Central Florida | Alexander Haines is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McClung - foul #1 on Daniel McClung, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| 00:58 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bobby Thompson (PG), Mark Higbee (PF) Alexander Haines, Joseph Chisholm | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Wise (PG), Eric Moss (SF), Mark Hebron (PF), Larry Earls (C) Herbert Byrd, Joseph Caron, Daniel McClung, Micheal Tobias | |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Larry Earls is called for the reach on Martin Link - foul #2 on Larry Earls, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler (PF), Marcus Hill (C) Mark Higbee, John Bingham | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho (PF) Mark Hebron | |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Martin Link misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:33 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Heriberto Camacho | 26-23 |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Eric Moss knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Seguin | 26-25 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Eric Fiedler hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 26-25 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Heriberto Camacho misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-25 |