| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nicolas Estelle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Harbin (fresh) PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Mackie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Chester Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Virgil Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzsimmons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Chenoweth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Charles Chenoweth - foul #3 on Charles Chenoweth, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Perkins (C) Charles Chenoweth | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Frank Mackie steals it from Kenneth Fitzsimmons in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson misses badly on a shot from the right block | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson misses the tip | 31-29 |
| 19:18 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:58 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski (SF), Kenneth Shinkle (C) Donald Harbin, Frank Mackie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-29 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Shinkle gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Forman | 31-29 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Perkins | 31-29 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by Otha Kopczynski - foul #2 on Otha Kopczynski, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson (SG), Stephen Terry (C) Harold Wilkerson, Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (SG), Ralph Hussain (C) Virgil Blocker, Kenneth Fitzsimmons | |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | William Perkins drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Chester Lynch and the foul's on Otha Kopczynski - foul #3 on Otha Kopczynski, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney (SG), Jonathan Dahl (PF) Nicolas Estelle, Otha Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hand (SG), Terry Steen (C) Chester Lynch, Christopher Forman | |
| 18:04 | Central Florida | William Perkins misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Dahl grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Central Florida | William Perkins snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range but the foul's on Jonathan Dahl - foul #1 on Jonathan Dahl, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Frank Mackie (C) Kenneth Shinkle, Jonathan Dahl, Stephen Terry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker (SG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Randall Hand, William Perkins | |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle (PG), Harold Wilkerson (SG) Herbert Jackson, Seth Chesney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hand (PG) Ralph Hussain | |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:49 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Shinkle (SF), Jonathan Dahl (PF), Stephen Terry (C) Donald Harbin, Brian Anderson, Frank Mackie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG), Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF), Christopher Forman (PF), William Perkins (C) Virgil Blocker, Brian Hoffmann, Xiaoping Huang, Terry Steen | |
| 16:09 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Forman | 31-35 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Forman - foul #1 on Christopher Forman, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish (SG), Otha Kopczynski (SF) Harold Wilkerson, Jonathan Dahl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker (SG), Charles Chenoweth (C) Randall Hand, William Perkins | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nicolas Estelle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Kalish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Otha Kopczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Shinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Chester Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzsimmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Chenoweth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Chenoweth picks off the pass by Nicolas Estelle | 33-35 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons is hacked by Nathan Kalish in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Kalish, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson (PG), Seth Chesney (SG), Donald Harbin (SF), Brian Anderson (PF) Nicolas Estelle, Nathan Kalish, Kenneth Shinkle, Stephen Terry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang (SF) Kenneth Fitzsimmons | |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Herbert Jackson - foul #3 on Herbert Jackson, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (PG) Chester Lynch | |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Harbin | 35-36 |
| 14:19 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Herbert Jackson - foul #4 on Herbert Jackson, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle (PG), Frank Mackie (C) Herbert Jackson, Otha Kopczynski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain (PF) Christopher Forman | |
| 14:19 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph Hussain - foul #1 on Ralph Hussain, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG), Terry Steen (C) Virgil Blocker, Charles Chenoweth | |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie misses the 3rd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Hussain and he's fouled by Seth Chesney - foul #2 on Seth Chesney, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson (SG) Donald Harbin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hand (SG), Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF) Brian Hoffmann, Xiaoping Huang | |
| 13:54 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Fitzsimmons swats the short shot by Frank Mackie | 37-41 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Terry Steen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Hussain | 37-44 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fitzsimmons | 37-44 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-44 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ralph Hussain - foul #2 on Ralph Hussain, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski (SF), Kenneth Shinkle (C) Seth Chesney, Frank Mackie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (PG), Virgil Blocker (SG), William Perkins (SF), Christopher Forman (PF), Charles Chenoweth (C) Chester Lynch, Randall Hand, Kenneth Fitzsimmons, Ralph Hussain, Terry Steen | |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:38 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Brian Hoffmann | 39-46 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Shinkle misses the jumper from close range | 39-46 |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | Christopher Forman snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann double dribbles | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Terry (C) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG), Terry Steen (C) Brian Hoffmann, Charles Chenoweth | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Chester Lynch picks off the pass by Harold Wilkerson | 39-46 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker blows the layup | 39-46 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nicolas Estelle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Kopczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Shinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Chester Lynch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Steen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Christopher Forman snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Shinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle is fouled on the floor by Terry Steen - foul #2 on Terry Steen, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin (SF), Jonathan Dahl (PF) Otha Kopczynski, Kenneth Shinkle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hand (SG), Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF), Xiaoping Huang (PF), Ralph Hussain (C) Virgil Blocker, William Perkins, Christopher Forman, Terry Steen | |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Ralph Hussain is called for the reach on Harold Wilkerson - foul #3 on Ralph Hussain, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth (C) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 10:45 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie (C) Stephen Terry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Ralph Hussain knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Fitzsimmons | 42-49 |
| 09:13 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Dahl tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chester Lynch, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney (SG), Otha Kopczynski (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Kenneth Shinkle (C) Harold Wilkerson, Donald Harbin, Jonathan Dahl, Frank Mackie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (PG), Virgil Blocker (SG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Christopher Forman (PF), Terry Steen (C) Chester Lynch, Randall Hand, Kenneth Fitzsimmons, Ralph Hussain, Charles Chenoweth | |
| 08:57 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Christopher Forman gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:52 | Central Florida | Kenneth Shinkle steals the ball from Xiaoping Huang in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Virgil Blocker | 46-51 |
| 07:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson knocks in the floater from the left block | 48-51 |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Seth Chesney steals it from Terry Steen | 48-51 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nicolas Estelle (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Chesney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Otha Kopczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Shinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Brian Hoffmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Steen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Central Florida | Terry Steen scores on a jumper in the paint | 48-53 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann is hacked by Nicolas Estelle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Estelle, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson (PG), Nathan Kalish (SG), Donald Harbin (SF), Stephen Terry (C) Nicolas Estelle, Seth Chesney, Otha Kopczynski, Kenneth Shinkle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Perkins (SF), Charles Chenoweth (C) Xiaoping Huang, Terry Steen | |
| 07:10 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin connects on the turnaround in the paint | 53-53 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | Christopher Forman's pass is intercepted by Nathan Kalish in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | William Perkins gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Christopher Forman is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Hoffmann | 53-55 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to William Perkins | 53-55 |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann is hacked by Brian Anderson - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Dahl (PF) Brian Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hand (SG), Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF) Virgil Blocker, Christopher Forman | |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:12 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Terry grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 06:05 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Randall Hand throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson (PG), Frank Mackie (C) Herbert Jackson, Stephen Terry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG) Brian Hoffmann | |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | William Perkins gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | Harold Wilkerson is called for the reach on Chester Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Wilkerson, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Forman (PF) William Perkins | |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:09 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth hits the finger roll set up by Chester Lynch | 53-60 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathan Dahl misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Randall Hand misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-60 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Wilkerson | 53-60 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Hand - foul #2 on Randall Hand, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson (PG), Otha Kopczynski (SF), Kenneth Shinkle (PF), Stephen Terry (C) Harold Wilkerson, Donald Harbin, Jonathan Dahl, Frank Mackie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker (SG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Ralph Hussain (PF), Terry Steen (C) Randall Hand, Kenneth Fitzsimmons, Christopher Forman, Charles Chenoweth | |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:20 | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-60 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Terry Steen tips it but misses | 55-60 |
| 03:56 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Xiaoping Huang hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Virgil Blocker is called for the reach on Otha Kopczynski - foul #3 on Virgil Blocker, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney (SG) Nathan Kalish | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Perkins (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:30 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Seth Chesney snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Otha Kopczynski double dribbles | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle (PG), Brian Anderson (PF) Herbert Jackson, Stephen Terry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF) Terry Steen | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Nicolas Estelle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Chesney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Otha Kopczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Shinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Chester Lynch (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Virgil Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Fitzsimmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Hussain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Virgil Blocker | 57-62 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Herbert Jackson (SG) Seth Chesney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (PG), Randall Hand (SG), Christopher Forman (PF), Terry Steen (C) Chester Lynch, Virgil Blocker, Kenneth Fitzsimmons, Ralph Hussain | |
| 02:13 | Central Florida | William Perkins misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-62 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nathan Kalish (SG) Herbert Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons (SF), Charles Chenoweth (C) William Perkins, Terry Steen | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Shinkle drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Kalish | 59-62 |
| 01:57 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin (SF), Frank Mackie (C) Otha Kopczynski, Kenneth Shinkle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG), Virgil Blocker (SG) Brian Hoffmann, Randall Hand | |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Chester Lynch comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-62 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Fitzsimmons | 59-62 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth tips it but misses | 59-62 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Charles Chenoweth blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons tips it in | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois 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 (0) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Nathan Kalish is called for the reach on Kenneth Fitzsimmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Kalish, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Wilkerson (SG) Nathan Kalish | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann (PG) Chester Lynch | |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Kenneth Fitzsimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-65 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin gets the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-65 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Harbin | 59-65 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Estelle - foul #2 on Nicolas Estelle, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Brian Hoffmann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Nicolas Estelle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Mackie | 65-65 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chester Lynch (PG) Brian Hoffmann | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Virgil Blocker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Lynch | 65-68 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Harbin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-68 |