| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall hits a runner from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Central Florida | John Williams blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Sisk | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bynum steals it from Craig Weber out of a doubleteam | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Henkel (C) John Williams | |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall hits a turnaround from close range set up by Jack Drewski out of the doubleteam | 33-33 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-33 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:41 | Eastern Kentucky | The jump hook by Craig Weber is blocked by Nathaniel Sisk | 33-33 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Henkel - foul #2 on Daniel Henkel, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG) Charles Peterson | |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Jason Bynum - foul #1 on Jason Bynum, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman (SF) Craig Weber | |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Perry - foul #1 on Wayne Perry, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Beau Dennie (SG) Jack Drewski | |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:45 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry loses the dribble to George Davis | 36-36 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-36 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Beau Dennie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Wall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Henkel (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Eastern Kentucky | James Stephens is called for the reach on Louis Wall - foul #3 on James Stephens, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Craig Weber (SF), John Williams (C) Beau Dennie, Ralph Freeman, Daniel Henkel | |
| 15:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 36-36 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson tips it in | 36-38 |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | George Davis can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall blows the layup but the foul's on James Stephens - foul #4 on James Stephens, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (PF) James Stephens | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski (SG) Wayne Perry | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Central Florida | George Davis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gipe steals it from John Williams | 38-39 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber is fouled on the floor by George Davis - foul #2 on George Davis, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), David Clark (PF), Vito Russo (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG), Ralph Freeman (SF) Charles Peterson, Craig Weber | |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams misses the jump hook in the lane | 38-39 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Vito Russo misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman can't finish the layup | 38-39 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Roberto Delgado | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) C - Vito Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Wall (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Vito Russo can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Don Holford - foul #1 on Don Holford, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), George Davis (SF) Joseph Gipe, Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Craig Weber (SF) Jack Drewski, Ralph Freeman | |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | George Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | George Davis misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk (C) Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Beau Dennie (SG), Daniel Henkel (C) Wayne Perry, John Williams | |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:55 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk drills a fadeaway in the lane | 43-41 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bynum steps in front of the Louis Wall pass | 43-41 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Don Holford banks in the layup set up by Jason Bynum | 45-41 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Don Holford is hacked by Beau Dennie - foul #1 on Beau Dennie, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Roberto Delgado (PF), Vito Russo (C) Don Holford, David Clark, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG), Jack Drewski (SG) Charles Peterson, Beau Dennie | |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Wall - foul #3 on Louis Wall, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall's pass is intercepted by Vito Russo | 47-41 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Wall (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Henkel (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | George Davis snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Vito Russo travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Ralph Freeman (PF), John Williams (C) Craig Weber, Louis Wall, Daniel Henkel | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ralph Freeman | 47-44 |
| 07:03 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's floater is tipped away by John Williams | 47-44 |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 06:07 | Central Florida | Ralph Freeman takes the ball from Nathaniel Sisk | 47-44 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Gipe - foul #3 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), George Davis (SF), Vito Russo (C) Joseph Gipe, Roberto Delgado, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Beau Dennie (PG), Craig Weber (SF), Louis Wall (PF) Charles Peterson, Wayne Perry, Ralph Freeman | |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | George Davis misses short on a floater in the lane | 47-45 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall misses long on a floater from close range | 47-45 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Vito Russo gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Craig Weber steals it from Jason Bynum | 47-45 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski clanks a turnaround in the paint | 47-45 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Vito Russo | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Don Holford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Beau Dennie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Drewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Wall (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Williams (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Jack Drewski picks off the pass by Vito Russo | 47-45 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Beau Dennie | 47-47 |
| 03:00 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Don Holford, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Wayne Perry (SG) Beau Dennie, Jack Drewski | |
| 02:40 | Central Florida | George Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | James Stephens grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum's pass is intercepted by John Williams | 47-47 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Weber and the foul's on Nathaniel Sisk - foul #2 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski (SG) Wayne Perry | |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Stephens | 47-49 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | George Davis snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is hacked by John Williams - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Henkel (C) John Williams | |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Peterson | 49-51 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | George Davis blows the layup | 49-51 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Henkel grabs the board | 49-51 |