| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - John Dwyer (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) C - Dale Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Larry Morrow hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Donohue - foul #1 on Scott Donohue, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Dale Howard grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Tony Melgar is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus loses the dribble to Leslie Tamplin | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | John Dwyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Central Florida | John Powers loses the dribble to Tony Melgar | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | John Dwyer scores on a runner in the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | Dale Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-0 |
| 17:22 | Marshall | John Dwyer double dribbles | 6-0 |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Day - foul #1 on Henry Day, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 16:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:55 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 16:39 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Tony Melgar | 8-0 |
| 16:17 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-0 |
| 16:10 | Marshall | Larry Morrow snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:00 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-0 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Alan Hart (C) Stephen Sartin, John Dwyer, Tony Melgar, Larry Morrow, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly (C) Dale Howard | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) C - Alan Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Alan Hart - foul #1 on Alan Hart, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:37 | Marshall | Alan Hart snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 15:22 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:21 | Marshall | Larry Whitney tips it home | 10-2 |
| 14:59 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Powers | 10-5 |
| 14:41 | Marshall | John Powers is called for the reach on Herbert Riendeau - foul #1 on John Powers, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), John Dwyer (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Morrow (PF) Herbert Riendeau, Kevin McGlynn, James Wells, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG), Randall Hardin (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF), Dale Howard (C) Terry Dycus, John Powers, Scott Donohue, Jay Mattingly | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Alan Hart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Day - foul #2 on Henry Day, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG) Henry Day | |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Alan Hart misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:26 | Marshall | Alan Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Dale Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Octavio Giordano | 11-5 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Dwyer - foul #1 on John Dwyer, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin (C) Alan Hart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) Bob Hernandes | |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:49 | Marshall | Larry Morrow snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:25 | Marshall | Terry Dycus steals the ball from Stephen Sartin | 11-5 |
| 13:10 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin is denied on a layup by Tony Melgar | 11-5 |
| 13:09 | Marshall | Larry Morrow gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 12:56 | Marshall | Larry Morrow drills a shot in the paint | 13-5 |
| 12:31 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-5 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano snags the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Tony Melgar steals it from Dale Howard | 13-5 |
| 11:57 | Marshall | John Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Octavio Giordano - foul #1 on Octavio Giordano, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF) Stephen Sartin, John Dwyer, Tony Melgar, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF), Jay Mattingly (C) Larry Vanauken, Randall Hardin, Octavio Giordano, Dale Howard | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Alan Hart (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 11:06 | Marshall | James Wells double dribbles | 13-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG) Terry Dycus | |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | John Powers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 10:51 | Marshall | Alan Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 10:38 | Marshall | James Wells makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-6 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly lays it up and in set up by Larry Vanauken | 16-8 |
| 09:58 | Marshall | Larry Whitney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Kevin McGlynn is called for the reach on Larry Vanauken - foul #1 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), John Dwyer (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Morrow (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, Kevin McGlynn, James Wells, Larry Whitney, Alan Hart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) Larry Vanauken | |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 09:17 | Marshall | Larry Morrow is hacked by Bob Hernandes - foul #1 on Bob Hernandes, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dale Howard (C) Jay Mattingly | |
| 09:04 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Dwyer and he's fouled by Dale Howard - foul #1 on Dale Howard, team foul #7 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Randall Hardin (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF) Bob Hernandes, John Powers, Scott Donohue | |
| 09:04 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the free throw | 18-8 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Dale Howard | 18-8 |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | Dale Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-8 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Larry Morrow can't connect on a shot from the left block | 18-8 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| 08:27 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus is fouled on the floor by John Dwyer - foul #2 on John Dwyer, team foul #6 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG) John Dwyer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin McGlynn - foul #2 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #7 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Marshall | Francis Reynolds (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 08:06 | Marshall | Tony Melgar connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Morrow | 20-9 |
| 07:42 | Central Florida | Dale Howard hits a turnaround from the left block | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Reynolds (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Hardin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Marshall | Terry Dycus picks off the pass by Francis Reynolds | 20-11 |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leslie Tamplin - foul #1 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #8 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Alan Hart (C) Tony Melgar, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF) Larry Vanauken, Randall Hardin, Octavio Giordano | |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Dale Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Scott Donohue is called for the reach on Francis Reynolds - foul #2 on Scott Donohue, team foul #8 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (PF), Jay Mattingly (C) Scott Donohue, Dale Howard | |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Francis Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 07:10 | Marshall | Francis Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jay Mattingly | 21-12 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses the easy layup | 21-12 |
| 06:54 | Marshall | Francis Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Alan Hart scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Jay Mattingly - foul #1 on Jay Mattingly, team foul #9 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Larry Whitney (PF) Stephen Sartin, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:48 | Marshall | Alan Hart makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 06:28 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-12 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | Alan Hart pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Herbert Riendeau, team foul #9 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG) Terry Dycus | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Vanauken | 24-15 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Randall Hardin steals it from Larry Whitney | 24-15 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-15 |
| 05:26 | Marshall | Francis Reynolds snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Larry Whitney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 24-15 |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Powers | 24-15 |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Vanauken | 24-17 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau is hacked by Bob Hernandes - foul #2 on Bob Hernandes, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Morrow (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) James Wells, Larry Whitney, Alan Hart | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Octavio Giordano (PF), Dale Howard (C) Bob Hernandes, Randall Hardin, Jay Mattingly | |
| 04:51 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | John Powers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Reynolds | 28-20 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-20 |
| 04:11 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Francis Reynolds | 28-20 |
| 04:07 | Marshall | John Powers is called for the reach on Herbert Riendeau - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #11 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (PF) John Powers | |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:07 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Reynolds - foul #1 on Francis Reynolds, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), John Dwyer (SG) Herbert Riendeau, Francis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Scott Donohue (PF), Jay Mattingly (C) Larry Vanauken, Randall Hardin, Dale Howard | |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:44 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 03:30 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:21 | Marshall | Tony Melgar's pass is intercepted by Jay Mattingly | 29-22 |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue hits a fadeaway from the left block | 29-24 |
| 02:50 | Marshall | John Dwyer connects on the shot near the basket set up by Stephen Sartin | 31-24 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 02:35 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:13 | Marshall | Scott Donohue denies the turnaround by Tony Melgar | 31-24 |
| 02:11 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Stephen Sartin swats the shot by Octavio Giordano | 31-24 |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano gets the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Henry Day is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sartin - foul #1 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Alan Hart (C) Tony Melgar, Larry Morrow, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SG), John Powers (SF), Dale Howard (C) Terry Dycus, Octavio Giordano, Jay Mattingly | |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | Henry Day makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Larry Whitney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 01:17 | Marshall | John Dwyer tips it home | 33-26 |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | John Powers misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Whitney - foul #1 on Larry Whitney, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG) Stephen Sartin, John Dwyer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (PF) Scott Donohue | |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | John Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Day | 33-29 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | John Powers is called for the reach on Kevin McGlynn - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) John Powers | |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-29 |