| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - George Parker (fresh) PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Larry Whitney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Marshall | Larry Whitney buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leslie Tamplin | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Central Florida | Kevin McGlynn steals the ball from Nicholas Roberts | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin McGlynn - foul #1 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Nicholas Roberts - foul #1 on Nicholas Roberts, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:20 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano is hacked by Larry Whitney - foul #1 on Larry Whitney, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 7-2 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Larry Whitney knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Leslie Tamplin | 9-2 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 17:42 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Tony Melgar | 9-2 |
| 17:37 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses long on a shot from the left side | 9-2 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-2 |
| 17:19 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Larry Whitney | 9-2 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn is fouled on the floor by Terry Dycus - foul #1 on Terry Dycus, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG) Robert Abercrombie | |
| 17:03 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 9-2 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:36 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Dycus | 9-5 |
| 16:15 | Marshall | Daniel Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Octavio Giordano | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Willie Downing | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Willie Downing (fresh) C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Octavio Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Stephen Sartin | 11-5 |
| 15:29 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Daniel Davis, James Wells, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF), Dale Howard (C) Terry Dycus, George Parker, Octavio Giordano, Nicholas Roberts | |
| 15:09 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin clanks a shot from the right block | 11-5 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | John Powers gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Dale Howard is denied by Leslie Tamplin | 11-5 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Whitney, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willie Downing (PF) Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG) Larry Vanauken | |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-5 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:19 | Marshall | Robert Abercrombie is called for the reach on Tony Melgar - foul #1 on Robert Abercrombie, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:05 | Marshall | Robert Abercrombie is called for the reach on Larry Jacobson - foul #2 on Robert Abercrombie, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG) Robert Abercrombie | |
| 13:52 | Marshall | Daniel Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Larry Jacobson takes the ball from Dale Howard | 13-5 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Daniel Davis can't finish the layup | 13-5 |
| 13:26 | Marshall | Tony Melgar tips it in | 15-5 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | John Powers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 13:05 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs grabs the board | 15-5 |
| 13:00 | Marshall | Willie Downing loses the ball out of bounds | 15-5 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Paul Courtney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Larry Jacobson, Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), George Parker (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Bob Hernandes, John Powers, Scott Donohue, Dale Howard | |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 12:33 | Marshall | James Wells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-7 |
| 12:31 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Terry Dycus | 15-7 |
| 12:08 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Parker | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Paul Courtney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Parker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, James Wells, Paul Courtney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Scott Donohue (C) Terry Dycus, Nicholas Roberts | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dale Howard (C) Scott Donohue | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:05 | Marshall | Larry Vanauken steps in front of the Stephen Sartin pass | 15-10 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | Willie Downing blocks the short jumper by Dale Howard | 15-10 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano tips it in | 15-12 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Tony Melgar clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Tony Melgar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF) Larry Vanauken, George Parker, Octavio Giordano | |
| 10:10 | Central Florida | John Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 09:48 | Marshall | Willie Downing banks in the layup set up by Stephen Sartin | 17-14 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Dycus - foul #2 on Terry Dycus, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Octavio Giordano (SG), George Parker (SF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Bob Hernandes, Terry Dycus, Scott Donohue, Dale Howard | |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Willie Downing makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Willie Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 08:45 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-17 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | Central Florida | Larry Jacobson steals it from Octavio Giordano | 19-17 |
| 08:09 | Marshall | James Wells can't connect on a floater from the right block | 19-17 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | John Powers pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | John Powers double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Paul Courtney (PF) Larry Jacobson, Willie Downing | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Scott Donohue (PF) Octavio Giordano, John Powers | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Paul Courtney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) SG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Parker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 07:28 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to James Wells | 19-17 |
| 07:21 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Donohue | 19-17 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | George Parker connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Scott Donohue and the foul's on James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) James Wells | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:13 | Central Florida | George Parker makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | Tony Melgar misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dale Howard (C) Nicholas Roberts | |
| 06:52 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:26 | Marshall | Tony Melgar drills a jump hook in the paint | 23-20 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Howard | 23-23 |
| 06:09 | Marshall | Tony Melgar loses the dribble to Larry Vanauken | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:28 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs is denied on a layup by Dale Howard | 23-23 |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin double dribbles | 23-23 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Daniel Davis, Tony Melgar, Paul Courtney, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Powers (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) George Parker, Scott Donohue, Dale Howard | |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry Vanauken | 23-25 |
| 04:45 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Wells | 26-25 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | John Powers connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bob Hernandes | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Larry Whitney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Octavio Giordano - foul #1 on Octavio Giordano, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:22 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | James Wells is called for the reach on John Powers - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Scott Donohue (PF) Bob Hernandes | |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:11 | Marshall | Larry Whitney gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is hacked by Scott Donohue - foul #1 on Scott Donohue, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) James Wells | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Terry Dycus (SG) Larry Vanauken, Scott Donohue | |
| 03:51 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 28-28 |
| 03:24 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kevin McGlynn | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | John Powers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is fouled on the floor by Robert Abercrombie - foul #3 on Robert Abercrombie, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Shawn Wiggs (C) Kevin McGlynn, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Scott Donohue (PF), Dale Howard (C) Robert Abercrombie, Octavio Giordano, Nicholas Roberts | |
| 02:45 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Powers | 28-30 |
| 02:11 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Sartin | 30-30 |
| 01:59 | Central Florida | Stephen Sartin picks off the pass by Terry Dycus | 30-30 |
| 01:51 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Dale Howard | 30-30 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), George Parker (SF) Larry Vanauken, John Powers | |
| 01:24 | Marshall | Willie Downing makes the jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Willie Downing is called for the reach on Bob Hernandes - foul #1 on Willie Downing, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (PF) Scott Donohue | |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:10 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Willie Downing | 32-30 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs is fouled on the floor by Dale Howard - foul #1 on Dale Howard, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts (C) Dale Howard | |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:58 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:58 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 00:31 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano clanks a shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 00:29 | Marshall | Willie Downing grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:04 | Marshall | Willie Downing knocks in the shot from the right block | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-30 |