| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Donald Zentner (fresh) SG - Jonathon Hawks (fresh) SF - Michael Worthy (fresh) PF - Troy Koon (fresh) C - Michael Grear (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer is called for a backcourt violation | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks misses the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Grear tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Worthy hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser throws it down | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tom Kaiser - foul #1 on Tom Kaiser, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Worthy - foul #1 on Michael Worthy, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Worthy | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Donald Zentner takes the ball from Elmer Wardlaw | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Worthy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Zentner | 5-9 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses short on a floater from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Donald Zentner | 5-9 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Garneau - foul #1 on Edward Garneau, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 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 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes (SF), Steven Holloway (C) Michael Worthy, Michael Grear | |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:09 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:42 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-11 |
| 15:41 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) SG - Theodore Weymouth (fresh) SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) PF - James Majors (fresh) C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Donald Zentner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Hawks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Holmes (fresh) PF - Troy Koon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Holloway (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon lays it in on a great pass from Donald Zentner | 5-13 |
| 15:15 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 5-13 |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:03 | Central Florida | Robert Burt is hacked by Steven Holloway - foul #1 on Steven Holloway, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG) Theodore Weymouth | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker (PG), Duncan Faria (SG), Michael Grear (C) Donald Zentner, Jonathon Hawks, Troy Koon | |
| 14:58 | Central Florida | James Majors can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-13 |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:42 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sawyer steals the ball from Michael Grear | 5-13 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | Duncan Faria takes the ball from Thomas Sawyer | 5-13 |
| 14:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Duncan Faria | 5-15 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-15 |
| 14:01 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Holloway gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:42 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Sawyer takes the ball from Duncan Faria | 5-15 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Robert Burt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Sawyer | 7-15 |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Grear | 7-17 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Robert Burt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 13:14 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Steven Holloway | 7-17 |
| 12:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 12:57 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Holloway grabs the offensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:31 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker is hacked by Thomas Sawyer - foul #1 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chadwick Browning (PG), Edward Garneau (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF), Tom Kaiser (PF), Eugene Portillo (C) Thomas Sawyer, Robert Burt, Daniel Williford, James Majors, Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner (PG), Jonathon Hawks (SG), Michael Worthy (SF), Troy Koon (PF), Richard Wiles (C) Gus Tacker, Duncan Faria, Donald Holmes, Steven Holloway, Michael Grear | |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 7-17 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Troy Koon swats the layup by Elmer Wardlaw | 7-17 |
| 12:05 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 12:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-19 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser can't tip it in | 7-19 |
| 11:33 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo tips it back up and in | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Chadwick Browning (fresh) SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Donald Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Hawks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Koon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Wiles (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Zentner | 9-21 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-21 |
| 10:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks snags the defensive board | 9-21 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | The refs have stopped play. Tom Kaiser is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 9-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG), Ronald Pettit (PF) Chadwick Browning, Tom Kaiser | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Grear (C) Richard Wiles | |
| 10:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 9-21 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Garneau | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon hits a runner in the lane set up by Donald Zentner | 11-23 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau clanks a floater from the right block | 11-23 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer snags the offensive board | 11-23 |
| 09:13 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-23 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Worthy - foul #2 on Michael Worthy, team foul #3 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (SG), James Majors (PF), Daniel Williford (C) Edward Garneau, Ronald Pettit, Eugene Portillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker (PG), Duncan Faria (SG), Donald Holmes (SF), Steven Holloway (PF), Richard Wiles (C) Donald Zentner, Jonathon Hawks, Michael Worthy, Troy Koon, Michael Grear | |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:45 | Gardner-Webb | Duncan Faria gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 14-23 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer's layup is rejected by Steven Holloway | 14-23 |
| 08:08 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:55 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Holloway's layup is rejected by Daniel Williford | 14-23 |
| 07:53 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Wiles can't tip it in | 14-23 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | James Majors pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:36 | Central Florida | Duncan Faria is called for the reach on Robert Burt - foul #1 on Duncan Faria, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Theodore Weymouth (SG), Ronald Pettit (C) Thomas Sawyer, Elmer Wardlaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner (PG), Troy Koon (PF), Michael Grear (C) Duncan Faria, Steven Holloway, Richard Wiles | |
| 07:20 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit is hacked by Michael Grear - foul #1 on Michael Grear, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser (PF) Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Weymouth (fresh) SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Majors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Donald Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Tacker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Koon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Grear (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Williford, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG) Theodore Weymouth | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks (SG) Gus Tacker | |
| 06:53 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-23 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Hawks | 14-23 |
| 06:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 06:36 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford double dribbles | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo (C) James Majors | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-23 |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Troy Koon swats the layup by Eugene Portillo | 14-23 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Grear snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Williford - foul #2 on Daniel Williford, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG), Theodore Weymouth (SF) Edward Garneau, Daniel Williford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker (PG), Duncan Faria (SF), Steven Holloway (PF), Richard Wiles (C) Donald Zentner, Donald Holmes, Troy Koon, Michael Grear | |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Richard Wiles denies the turnaround by Thomas Sawyer | 14-26 |
| 05:02 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 04:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | Robert Burt misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 04:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gus Tacker snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Theodore Weymouth steals it from Richard Wiles | 14-26 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | Robert Burt connects on the jumper from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 03:40 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Portillo is called for the reach on Gus Tacker - foul #1 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF), James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Robert Burt, Theodore Weymouth, Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner (PG), Michael Worthy (SF), Troy Koon (PF), Michael Grear (C) Jonathon Hawks, Duncan Faria, Steven Holloway, Richard Wiles | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon is hacked by Ronald Pettit - foul #1 on Ronald Pettit, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Majors (fresh) C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Donald Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Tacker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Koon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Grear (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gus Tacker - foul #1 on Gus Tacker, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:41 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Worthy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 02:32 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Worthy knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Zentner | 18-30 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Michael Grear steals the ball from Ronald Pettit | 18-30 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sawyer - foul #2 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Tom Kaiser (PF), Eugene Portillo (C) Thomas Sawyer, James Majors, Ronald Pettit | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jonathon Hawks (SG) Gus Tacker | |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:46 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon gets the offensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Tom Kaiser takes the ball from Michael Worthy | 18-30 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Robert Burt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Koon - foul #1 on Troy Koon, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Williford (SF) Elmer Wardlaw | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes (C) Michael Grear | |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Robert Burt misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Robert Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:18 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Koon snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Koon | 18-33 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Burt | 21-33 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Zentner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 00:29 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Holmes blows the layup | 21-33 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |