| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Anthony gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Jones | 30-38 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser grabs the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:31 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo tips it in | 32-38 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Mitchell Butler | 32-40 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dwight Berman | 32-40 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Anthony gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Anthony | 32-42 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-42 |
| 16:33 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Wardlaw | 32-42 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Mitchell Butler | 32-42 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Jones | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Kaiser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Portillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerry Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo loses the dribble to Daniel Anthony | 32-45 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Kaiser swats the shot by Kerry Jones | 32-45 |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Eugene Portillo | 32-45 |
| 14:58 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Sawyer | 34-45 |
| 14:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones is hacked by Edward Garneau - foul #3 on Edward Garneau, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Theodore Weymouth (SG), Daniel Williford (SF), James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Thomas Sawyer, Edward Garneau, Elmer Wardlaw, Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Jason Fabian (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Bryan Julian (C) Jerry Jones, Kerry Jones, Dwight Berman, Daniel Anthony, Mitchell Butler | |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Fabian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Bryan Julian steals it from Theodore Weymouth | 34-45 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-45 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Brewer | 34-47 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Robert Burt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit tips it home | 36-47 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William double dribbles | 36-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG) Theodore Weymouth | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones (SG) Herbert William | |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | James Majors is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), Tom Kaiser (PF) Robert Burt, James Majors | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Fabian misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nicholas Pitre (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kerry Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fabian (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Julian (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edward Garneau - foul #4 on Edward Garneau, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF), Eugene Portillo (C) Edward Garneau, Daniel Williford, Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF) Jason Fabian | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw scores on a floater from the left block set up by Thomas Sawyer | 38-48 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Robert Burt grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-48 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Sawyer | 40-48 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre makes the jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | Nicholas Pitre is called for the reach on Thomas Sawyer - foul #2 on Nicholas Pitre, team foul #1 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), Daniel Williford (SF), James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Thomas Sawyer, Elmer Wardlaw, Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Jones (PG), Jason Fabian (SF), Daniel Anthony (PF), Mitchell Butler (C) Nicholas Pitre, Dwight Berman, Jeffrey Brewer, Bryan Julian | |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Williford | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Majors (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fabian (fresh) PF - Daniel Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Mitchell Butler | 40-53 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chadwick Browning (PG) Robert Burt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG) Kerry Jones | |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau is fouled on the floor by Daniel Anthony - foul #1 on Daniel Anthony, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Chadwick Browning misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | James Majors hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | James Majors misses the dunk | 42-53 |
| 05:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Jones snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Fabian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Anthony - foul #2 on Daniel Anthony, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG), Tom Kaiser (PF), Eugene Portillo (C) Chadwick Browning, James Majors, Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones (SG), Bryan Julian (PF) Nicholas Pitre, Daniel Anthony | |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler loses the dribble to Edward Garneau | 44-53 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tom Kaiser | 46-53 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Sawyer - foul #1 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF) Edward Garneau, Daniel Williford | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Jason Fabian, Bryan Julian | |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Brewer | 46-54 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Portillo - foul #2 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Anthony (PF) Jeffrey Brewer | |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Robert Burt is fouled on the floor by Jerry Jones - foul #1 on Jerry Jones, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Kerry Jones, Daniel Anthony | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jerry Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Pitre - foul #3 on Nicholas Pitre, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Anthony (PF) Jeffrey Brewer | |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Portillo - foul #3 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones (SG), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Nicholas Pitre, Daniel Anthony | |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer is hacked by Jerry Jones - foul #2 on Jerry Jones, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG) Robert Burt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian (C) Mitchell Butler | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 02:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Sawyer | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Kaiser steals it from Jeffrey Brewer | 51-57 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser can't tip it in | 51-57 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Jones grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Julian | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer is hacked by Kerry Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Jones, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Anthony (PF), Mitchell Butler (C) Jeffrey Brewer, Bryan Julian | |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler is fouled on the floor by Tom Kaiser - foul #1 on Tom Kaiser, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Julian (C) Mitchell Butler | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Garneau is called for the reach on Kerry Jones - foul #5 on Edward Garneau, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (SG) Edward Garneau | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Robert Burt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman is hacked by Robert Burt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Burt, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Jones - foul #3 on Jerry Jones, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Williford (SF), James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Elmer Wardlaw, Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Jason Fabian (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Jerry Jones, Kerry Jones, Dwight Berman, Daniel Anthony | |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William runs out the clock | 54-64 |