| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Sublett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dikembe Ake inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Howard | Dikembe Ake buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Beyer | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Edward Garneau takes the ball from Dikembe Ake | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:53 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Garneau | 31-32 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Uchechi Awai misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:09 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (C) Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 17:25 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 17:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thomas Beyer | 33-32 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Thomas Beyer scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | The jumper by Edward Garneau is denied by Gregorio Romano | 33-34 |
| 16:53 | Howard | The rebound goes to Uchechi Awai | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Gregorio Romano is fouled on the floor by Oscar Sublett - foul #2 on Oscar Sublett, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Thomas Sawyer (SG), Tom Kaiser (SF), Lee Jackson (PF), Daniel Williford (C) Robert Abercrombie, Edward Garneau, Oscar Sublett, Kyle Childers, Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF), Michael Sylvester (C) Uchechi Awai, Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake, Gregorio Romano | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Joel Costello comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lee Jackson - foul #1 on Lee Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Michael Sylvester | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Joel Costello misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Joel Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marijan Sielski - foul #2 on Marijan Sielski, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:00 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) SF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Williford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joel Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Obyrne (fresh) SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Howard | Marijan Sielski connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Robert Burt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Jackson | 37-37 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Marijan Sielski misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Tom Kaiser - foul #3 on Tom Kaiser, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Edward Garneau (SG), Oscar Sublett (SF) Robert Burt, Thomas Sawyer, Daniel Williford | |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Michael Sylvester (C) Joel Costello, Charles Obyrne, Houston Gobert, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 14:46 | Howard | Marijan Sielski makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Marijan Sielski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Dikembe Ake grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:18 | Howard | Thomas Beyer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tom Kaiser and the foul's on Uchechi Awai - foul #2 on Uchechi Awai, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Childers (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Lee Jackson, Tom Kaiser | |
| Subs | Howard | Gregorio Romano (PF) Michael Sylvester | |
| 14:05 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Robert Abercrombie is called for the reach on Uchechi Awai - foul #1 on Robert Abercrombie, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 13:39 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Uchechi Awai - foul #3 on Uchechi Awai, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (C) Marijan Sielski | |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Dikembe Ake buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:51 | Central Florida | Dikembe Ake picks off the pass by Oscar Sublett | 42-45 |
| 12:28 | Howard | Dikembe Ake knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gregorio Romano | 42-47 |
| 12:12 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Garneau | 44-47 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Uchechi Awai comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 11:46 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kyle Childers | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Sublett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregorio Romano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Sublett | 46-47 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Thomas Beyer connects on the floater from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Sublett | 48-49 |
| 10:27 | Howard | Gregorio Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Houston Gobert | 48-52 |
| 10:15 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 10:05 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Garneau | 51-52 |
| 09:55 | Howard | Dikembe Ake scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 09:39 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Kyle Childers | 53-55 |
| 09:21 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | Uchechi Awai is called for the reach on Robert Abercrombie - foul #4 on Uchechi Awai, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Thomas Sawyer (SG), Tom Kaiser (SF), Lee Jackson (PF), Daniel Williford (C) Robert Abercrombie, Edward Garneau, Oscar Sublett, Kyle Childers, Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF), Gustavo Rossi (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Uchechi Awai, Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake, Gregorio Romano, Houston Gobert | |
| 09:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Lee Jackson picks off the pass by Charles Obyrne | 53-55 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Rossi - foul #1 on Gustavo Rossi, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 07:58 | Howard | Marijan Sielski pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:36 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Robert Burt snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) SF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Williford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joel Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Obyrne (fresh) SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gustavo Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF) Charles Obyrne, Gustavo Rossi | |
| 07:04 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Costello | 53-57 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Robert Burt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw (PF) Lee Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sylvester (C) Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 06:38 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:37 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Marijan Sielski is called for the reach on Thomas Sawyer - foul #3 on Marijan Sielski, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG) Daniel Williford | |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Flanagan (PG), Houston Gobert (PF) Joel Costello, Michael Sylvester | |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Robert Burt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Houston Gobert snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:45 | Howard | Thomas Beyer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser hits the finger roll set up by Edward Garneau and he's hacked by Lawrence Flanagan - foul #2 on Lawrence Flanagan, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Kyle Childers (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Thomas Sawyer, Robert Burt, Elmer Wardlaw | |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Gregorio Romano (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Lawrence Flanagan, Dikembe Ake, Marijan Sielski | |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:49 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-60 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Abercrombie and he's fouled by Houston Gobert - foul #2 on Houston Gobert, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Williford (SG), Oscar Sublett (SF) Edward Garneau, Tom Kaiser | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:35 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Thomas Beyer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Benjamin Meinhardt | 59-63 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:34 | Howard | Uchechi Awai clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Williford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Sublett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Beyer (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Houston Gobert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Thomas Beyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie misses the shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Houston Gobert gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Thomas Beyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Houston Gobert is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Houston Gobert, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), Lee Jackson (PF) Kyle Childers, Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Marijan Sielski (C) Uchechi Awai, Thomas Beyer, Houston Gobert, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser (C) Daniel Williford | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser's floater is tipped away by Marijan Sielski | 62-63 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Childers (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Lee Jackson, Tom Kaiser | |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Thomas Beyer (SG), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Joel Costello, Charles Obyrne, Marijan Sielski | |
| 01:55 | Howard | Gregorio Romano misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-63 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Thomas Beyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Oscar Sublett | 65-63 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Howard | Gregorio Romano knocks in the jump hook from close range | 66-65 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett loses the dribble to Gregorio Romano | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Abercrombie - foul #2 on Robert Abercrombie, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:19 | Howard | The rebound goes to Benjamin Meinhardt | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Gregorio Romano makes the jumper from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |