| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) SG - Troy Beaudin (fresh) SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) PF - Uros Buljan (fresh) C - Ricky Allaire (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jose Moreno (fresh) SG - Donald Adams (fresh) SF - Walter Jacob (fresh) PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) C - Rodolfo Santos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Central Florida | Donald Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Ricky Allaire | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker misses the turnaround from the left block | 1-0 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Santos is called for the reach on Troy Beaudin - foul #1 on Rodolfo Santos, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno's floater is knocked away by Charles Zachariades | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Oldaker | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Allaire | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob drills a jump hook in the paint | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Santos - foul #2 on Rodolfo Santos, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Samuel Owens (SG), Kenneth Standley (SF), Gary Sholar (PF), Jason Moore (C) Charles Zachariades, Troy Beaudin, Billy Middleton, Uros Buljan, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harley Yow (C) Rodolfo Santos | |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Iowa State | Jason Moore grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Frenette | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Harley Yow misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jason Moore - foul #1 on Jason Moore, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Ricky Allaire (C) James Frenette, Samuel Owens | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Manuel Small (SF), Mario Mora (C) Donald Adams, Walter Jacob, Richard Oldaker | |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Harley Yow makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | Central Florida | Harley Yow makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Standley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Sholar (fresh) PF - Jason Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Allaire (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fresh) SF - Manuel Small (fresh) PF - Harley Yow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Mora (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Sholar | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 14:50 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Dmitry Pietrzykowski - foul #1 on Dmitry Pietrzykowski, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Billy Middleton (SF), Uros Buljan (PF) Charles Zachariades, Gary Sholar, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker (PF) Harley Yow | |
| 14:50 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Mario Mora gets the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:17 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker tips it home | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | Iowa State | James Frenette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 13:57 | Iowa State | Jason Moore tips it in | 15-10 |
| 13:44 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (SF), Ricky Allaire (C) James Frenette, Kenneth Standley, Billy Middleton, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:21 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is hacked by Troy Beaudin - foul #1 on Troy Beaudin, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF) Jason Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Walter Jacob (SF), Harley Yow (C) Jose Moreno, Manuel Small, Mario Mora | |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Uros Buljan | 15-10 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Gonzales - foul #1 on Mauricio Gonzales, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Billy Middleton (SF), Jason Moore (C) Uros Buljan, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SG) Dmitry Pietrzykowski | |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Jason Moore makes the runner from close range | 17-10 |
| 12:03 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-10 |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Adams | 17-10 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | Jason Moore takes the ball from Donald Adams | 17-10 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Walter Jacob - foul #1 on Walter Jacob, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Samuel Owens (SG), Uros Buljan (PF) Charles Zachariades, Troy Beaudin, Gary Sholar | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PG), Manuel Small (SF), Mario Mora (C) Mauricio Gonzales, Walter Jacob, Harley Yow | |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jason Moore makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jason Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) PF - Uros Buljan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Donald Adams (fresh) SF - Manuel Small (fresh) PF - Richard Oldaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mario Mora (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Small | 19-12 |
| 10:58 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses the easy layup | 19-12 |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Jason Moore tips it in | 21-12 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | Samuel Owens steals it from Richard Oldaker | 21-12 |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | James Frenette banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Owens | 23-12 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Uros Buljan - foul #1 on Uros Buljan, team foul #3 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (SF), Ricky Allaire (C) James Frenette, Samuel Owens, Billy Middleton, Jason Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF), Harley Yow (C) Donald Adams, Manuel Small, Mario Mora | |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:56 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar misses short on a floater in the paint | 23-13 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | Harley Yow grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob connects on the jumper from the left block | 23-15 |
| 09:30 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-15 |
| 09:28 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Moreno | 23-17 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-17 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:31 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Troy Beaudin | 25-17 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ricky Allaire - foul #1 on Ricky Allaire, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley (SG), Billy Middleton (SF), Jason Moore (PF) Troy Beaudin, Gary Sholar, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Donald Adams (SG), Mario Mora (PF) Jose Moreno, Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Richard Oldaker | |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:06 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jason Moore | 25-18 |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades can't finish the layup | 25-18 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Harley Yow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Donald Adams is hacked by Ricky Allaire - foul #2 on Ricky Allaire, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Gary Sholar (PF) Charles Zachariades, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF) Walter Jacob, Harley Yow | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Standley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) PF - Gary Sholar (fresh) C - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauricio Gonzales (fresh) SG - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Small (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Oldaker (tiring) 5 pts. C - Mario Mora (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Mario Mora hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Gonzales - foul #2 on Mauricio Gonzales, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG) James Frenette, Kenneth Standley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SF) Mauricio Gonzales | |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Donald Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Kenneth Standley (SG), Uros Buljan (PF), Ricky Allaire (C) Charles Zachariades, Troy Beaudin, Gary Sholar, Jason Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Rodolfo Santos (C) Manuel Small, Richard Oldaker | |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Santos | 27-20 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Allaire - foul #3 on Ricky Allaire, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (SF), Jason Moore (C) James Frenette, Kenneth Standley, Billy Middleton, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PG), Manuel Small (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF) Mauricio Gonzales, Donald Adams, Mario Mora | |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:48 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 05:43 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dmitry Pietrzykowski - foul #2 on Dmitry Pietrzykowski, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley (SG) Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:43 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:43 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Gary Sholar is called for the reach on Jose Moreno - foul #1 on Gary Sholar, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF) Kenneth Standley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Dmitry Pietrzykowski | |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:13 | Iowa State | Richard Oldaker blocks the jumper by Troy Beaudin | 28-22 |
| 05:11 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 05:02 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno loses the ball out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley (SG), Billy Middleton (SF) Troy Beaudin, Gary Sholar | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:50 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (PF) Kenneth Standley, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harley Yow (PF) Richard Oldaker | |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Jose Moreno and he's hacked by Billy Middleton - foul #1 on Billy Middleton, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF) Gary Sholar | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:15 | Iowa State | Manuel Small steps in front of the Troy Beaudin pass | 28-25 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno throws it down on a great pass from Manuel Small | 28-27 |
| 03:52 | Iowa State | Jason Moore connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Troy Beaudin | 30-27 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Billy Middleton takes the ball from Walter Jacob | 30-27 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton throws it down | 32-27 |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos's pass is intercepted by Charles Zachariades | 32-27 |
| 03:06 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades lays it in | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Troy Beaudin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Uros Buljan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jose Moreno (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Manuel Small (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Jacob (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harley Yow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodolfo Santos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos's pass is intercepted by Charles Zachariades | 34-27 |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Charles Zachariades and he's fouled by Harley Yow - foul #1 on Harley Yow, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Kenneth Standley (SG), Gary Sholar (PF) Charles Zachariades, Billy Middleton, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Donald Adams (SG), Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SF), Mario Mora (PF) Jose Moreno, Manuel Small, Walter Jacob, Harley Yow | |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Donald Adams is hacked by Jason Moore - foul #2 on Jason Moore, team foul #9 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Uros Buljan (PF) Troy Beaudin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Uros Buljan grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:18 | Iowa State | The pull-up jumper by Gary Sholar is blocked by Rodolfo Santos | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:03 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski loses the dribble to Gary Sholar | 37-28 |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley hits the finger roll set up by Gary Sholar | 39-28 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Donald Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Gary Sholar | 39-28 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sholar | 42-28 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mauricio Gonzales | 42-31 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-31 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-31 |