| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Bean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Rolston (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Brent Bain inbounds the ball | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Central Florida | Brent Bain is fouled in the backcourt by James Welcher - foul #2 on James Welcher, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| 19:47 | Central Florida | Guillermo Guzman steps in front of the Brian Smith pass | 29-49 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Randy Lister clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 19:28 | Central Florida | Paul Crane pulls down the rebound | 29-49 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | James Welcher snags the defensive board | 29-49 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF), Darell Wilber (PF) Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Gregory Elrod picks off the pass by Larry Bean | 29-49 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber banks in the layup set up by Guillermo Guzman and he's hacked by Thomas Rolston - foul #1 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (C) Barney Phares, Guillermo Guzman, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Donald Ward (C) Larry Bean, Brent Bain, Paul Crane | |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Gregory Elrod is called for the reach on David Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Harley Medley steals it from Donald Ward | 32-49 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Brian Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 32-49 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | David Rhodes is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-49 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Savage | 32-49 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), James Welcher (C) Harley Medley, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Darell Wilber, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace (PG), Larry Bean (SG), Brent Bain (SF), David Holmstrom (PF), Paul Crane (C) Brian Smith, Ernest Keenan, David Rhodes, Thomas Rolston, Donald Ward | |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Barney Phares is called for the reach on Ryan Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barney Phares, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (PG) Barney Phares | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG) Guillermo Guzman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Bates (SG) Larry Bean | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Romanoski (fresh) SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Ryan Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Bates (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brent Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Holmstrom (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Paul Crane lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Wallace | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | James Welcher clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-51 |
| 15:26 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Dustin Bates | 32-51 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF) Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan (PF) David Holmstrom | |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Randy Lister tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Brent Bain clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the board | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Randy Lister buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Barney Phares | 37-51 |
| 14:17 | Central Florida | Randy Lister is called for the reach on Brent Bain - foul #2 on Randy Lister, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF) Barney Phares, Robert Romanoski, Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Smith (PG), Larry Bean (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Donald Ward (C) Ryan Wallace, Dustin Bates, Brent Bain, Mitch Sloan, Paul Crane | |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | Brian Smith tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | James Welcher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harley Medley | 40-53 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Donald Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 40-53 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harley Medley | 43-53 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston travels with the ball | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Gregory Elrod, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan (SG), David Holmstrom (PF), Mitch Sloan (C) Larry Bean, Thomas Rolston, Donald Ward | |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Harley Medley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Savage | 46-53 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Darell Wilber (C) Harley Medley, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brent Bain (SF) David Rhodes | |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Barney Phares and he's hacked by Ernest Keenan - foul #1 on Ernest Keenan, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace (PG) Brian Smith | |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:09 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:49 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Brent Bain grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Darell Wilber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Ryan Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Keenan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Bain (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Holmstrom (fresh) 9 pts. C - Mitch Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF), James Welcher (C) Robert Goodrich, Lino Zwagerman, Robert Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston (PF), Paul Crane (C) David Holmstrom, Mitch Sloan | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Barney Phares misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Crane | 48-54 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Brent Bain pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:35 | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 48-54 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Ryan Wallace is called for the reach on Guillermo Guzman - foul #1 on Ryan Wallace, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Robert Romanoski (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Gregory Elrod (C) Barney Phares, Guillermo Guzman, Kevin McKanic, Darell Wilber, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Smith (PG), Larry Bean (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Donald Ward (C) Ryan Wallace, Ernest Keenan, Brent Bain, Paul Crane | |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Randy Lister drills a jumper from the left block | 50-54 |
| 09:49 | Central Florida | Larry Bean is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Randy Lister can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Rolston - foul #2 on Thomas Rolston, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (C) Robert Romanoski, Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Holmstrom (C) Thomas Rolston | |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Randy Lister misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Randy Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Brian Smith scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Bean and he's fouled by Harley Medley - foul #2 on Harley Medley, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dustin Bates (SG) Larry Bean | |
| 09:30 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Robert Savage lays it in on a great pass from Robert Goodrich | 53-57 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Dustin Bates is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 53-60 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Elrod | 55-60 |
| 08:21 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | Donald Ward grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-60 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Donald Ward pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | David Rhodes loses the dribble to Harley Medley | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 15 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is called for traveling | 55-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Harley Medley, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Robert Savage, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace (PG), Larry Bean (SG), Brent Bain (SF), Thomas Rolston (PF), Paul Crane (C) Brian Smith, Dustin Bates, David Rhodes, Donald Ward, David Holmstrom | |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Paul Crane blows the wide open layup | 55-60 |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Brent Bain snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 07:05 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Bain | 55-63 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Barney Phares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:32 | Central Florida | Larry Bean buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Wallace | 55-66 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Larry Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF), James Welcher (C) Guillermo Guzman, Lino Zwagerman, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Smith (PG), Ernest Keenan (SG), Mitch Sloan (SF) Ryan Wallace, Larry Bean, Brent Bain | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic is fouled on the floor by Paul Crane - foul #1 on Paul Crane, team foul #5 | 55-66 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Paul Crane swats the shot by Kevin McKanic | 55-66 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | Paul Crane pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:34 | Central Florida | Brian Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Paul Crane misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | Paul Crane snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan is fouled on the floor by Randy Lister - foul #3 on Randy Lister, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Barney Phares, Kevin McKanic, Randy Lister | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace (PG), Brent Bain (SF) Brian Smith, Paul Crane | |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 55-66 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Mitch Sloan - foul #1 on Mitch Sloan, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Robert Romanoski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | James Welcher is called for the reach on Thomas Rolston in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Welcher, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| 04:53 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Lino Zwagerman | 60-66 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-66 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston grabs the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Ernest Keenan misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Mitch Sloan can't tip it in | 60-66 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Welcher (tiring) 18 pts. 16 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Ryan Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernest Keenan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Bain (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Thomas Rolston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Mitch Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wallace - foul #2 on Ryan Wallace, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Guillermo Guzman, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Smith (PG), Larry Bean (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Donald Ward (PF), Paul Crane (C) Ryan Wallace, Ernest Keenan, Brent Bain, Thomas Rolston, Mitch Sloan | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Lino Zwagerman is called for the reach on Larry Bean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lino Zwagerman, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG) Harley Medley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Larry Bean makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:28 | Central Florida | Larry Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Robert Savage loses the dribble to Larry Bean | 62-68 |
| 03:14 | Central Florida | Brian Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Bean | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-70 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | David Rhodes grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF) Robert Goodrich, Robert Romanoski, Lino Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Barney Phares is called for the reach on Brian Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barney Phares, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Crane - foul #2 on Paul Crane, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF) Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Brian Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Barney Phares - foul #5 on Barney Phares, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF) Barney Phares, Darell Wilber | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brent Bain (SF) David Rhodes | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Robert Goodrich | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Rolston (PF) Donald Ward | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Brian Smith grabs the board | 64-74 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Brian Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Larry Bean grabs the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Brian Smith is fouled on the floor by Harley Medley - foul #3 on Harley Medley, team foul #12 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Kevin McKanic | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:05 | Central Florida | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | James Welcher is called for traveling | 64-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Darell Wilber (PF) Guillermo Guzman, James Welcher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace (PG), Ernest Keenan (SG), David Rhodes (SF), Donald Ward (PF), David Holmstrom (C) Brian Smith, Larry Bean, Brent Bain, Thomas Rolston, Paul Crane | |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace is hacked by Gregory Elrod in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #13 | 64-76 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harley Medley | 67-78 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 67-78 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Robert Savage pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | David Holmstrom takes the ball from Darell Wilber | 67-78 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Holmstrom | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-80 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | David Holmstrom pulls down the rebound | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Ward | 67-82 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-82 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Donald Ward | 67-82 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Ryan Wallace runs out the clock | 67-82 |