| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Glen Lassiter (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Cabral (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Floyd Langford (fresh) PF - Peter Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hans Poplawski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) PF - William Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Floyd Langford inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 19:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn grabs the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Cabral | 37-27 |
| 19:12 | Catawba | John Schaefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| 19:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | Eddie Miller is called for the reach on Marcus Cabral - foul #1 on Eddie Miller, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:58 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:56 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Shane Carlton | 37-27 |
| 18:39 | Catawba | Glen Lassiter steps in front of the John Schaefer pass | 37-27 |
| 18:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Oates picks off the pass by Marcus Cabral | 37-27 |
| 18:12 | Catawba | William Penn travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| 18:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marcus Cabral | 40-27 |
| 17:42 | Catawba | Shane Carlton knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 17:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn misses the easy layup | 40-29 |
| 17:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Floyd Langford pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Marcus Cabral and he's hacked by William Penn - foul #2 on William Penn, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Matthews (SG), Vern Dealba (C) John Schaefer, Eddie Miller | |
| 17:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:03 | Catawba | Richard Matthews hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Marcus Cabral - foul #2 on Marcus Cabral, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jim Baron (SG), Robert Johns (SF), Stephen Deason (PF), Frank Thomas (C) Marcus Cabral, Floyd Langford, Peter Glenn, Hans Poplawski | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG) Michael Oates | |
| 17:03 | Catawba | Richard Matthews makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Baron | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | Catawba | The jump hook by Vern Dealba is blocked by Robert Johns | 45-32 |
| 16:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Perrone is called for the reach on Glen Lassiter - foul #1 on John Perrone, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joel Hooser (PG) Glen Lassiter | |
| Subs | Catawba | Matthew Carey (SG), Jerome Hall (SF) Shane Carlton, William Penn | |
| 16:07 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jim Baron | 47-32 |
| 15:48 | Catawba | Matthew Carey misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Robert Johns - foul #1 on Robert Johns, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marcus Cabral (SG), Floyd Langford (SF), Peter Glenn (PF), Hans Poplawski (C) Jim Baron, Robert Johns, Stephen Deason, Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Oates (PG), Eddie Miller (C) John Perrone, Richard Matthews | |
| 15:48 | Catawba | Matthew Carey makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:48 | Catawba | Matthew Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Joel Hooser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Cabral (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Floyd Langford (fresh) PF - Peter Glenn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Poplawski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerome Hall (fresh) PF - Vern Dealba (fresh) C - Eddie Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn misses long on a floater from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 15:38 | Catawba | Eddie Miller pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:17 | Catawba | Jerome Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:15 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marcus Cabral pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski scores on a turnaround from the left block | 49-34 |
| 14:55 | Catawba | Jerome Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-37 |
| 14:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Joel Hooser | 51-37 |
| 14:30 | Catawba | Michael Oates hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Carey | 51-40 |
| 14:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcus Cabral | 53-40 |
| 13:58 | Catawba | Michael Oates is hacked by Floyd Langford - foul #3 on Floyd Langford, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter (PG), Robert Johns (SF), Frank Thomas (PF) Joel Hooser, Floyd Langford, Peter Glenn | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Shane Carlton (SF), William Penn (PF) Michael Oates, Matthew Carey, Jerome Hall, Vern Dealba | |
| 13:36 | Catawba | Eddie Miller steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-40 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jim Baron (SG), Stephen Deason (PF) Marcus Cabral, Hans Poplawski | |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Matthews (C) Eddie Miller | |
| 13:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Deason | 55-40 |
| 13:00 | Catawba | Shane Carlton lays it in on a great pass from William Penn | 55-42 |
| 12:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 12:40 | Catawba | John Schaefer grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 12:36 | Catawba | John Perrone connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Shane Carlton | 55-44 |
| 12:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 12:06 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Johns pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 11:50 | Catawba | John Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:47 | Catawba | Glen Lassiter takes the ball from John Perrone in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 11:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter hits the finger roll | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Glen Lassiter (fresh) 27 pts. 4 stl. SG - Jim Baron (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Deason (fresh) C - Frank Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - John Perrone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Matthews (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Catawba | Richard Matthews clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 11:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jim Baron snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 11:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Perrone - foul #2 on John Perrone, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marcus Cabral (SG), Floyd Langford (SF), Peter Glenn (PF) Jim Baron, Robert Johns, Stephen Deason | |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Oates (PG), Eddie Miller (C) John Perrone, John Schaefer | |
| 11:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 11:12 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Eddie Miller | 58-44 |
| 11:05 | Catawba | Richard Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski (C) Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 10:58 | Florida Gulf Coast | Eddie Miller takes the ball from Peter Glenn | 58-44 |
| 10:40 | Catawba | Richard Matthews blows the layup | 58-44 |
| 10:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Marcus Cabral | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:03 | Catawba | William Penn hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Matthews | 61-46 |
| 09:48 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 09:40 | Catawba | William Penn is hacked by Peter Glenn - foul #3 on Peter Glenn, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joel Hooser (PG) Glen Lassiter | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Schaefer (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Vern Dealba (PF) Richard Matthews, Shane Carlton, William Penn | |
| 09:21 | Catawba | Michael Oates double dribbles | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joel Hooser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 09:01 | Catawba | Vern Dealba hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 08:59 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 08:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Peter Glenn and he's hacked by Eddie Miller - foul #2 on Eddie Miller, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas (PF) Peter Glenn | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 08:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski misses the free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:38 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Vern Dealba | 65-46 |
| 08:23 | Catawba | Jerome Hall misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-46 |
| 08:22 | Catawba | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Miller | 65-46 |
| 08:12 | Catawba | Jerome Hall connects on the floater from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 07:56 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Langford | 67-48 |
| 07:36 | Catawba | John Schaefer misses short on a jumper from the right block | 67-48 |
| 07:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Hans Poplawski | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Joel Hooser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus Cabral (fairly fresh) 8 ast. SF - Floyd Langford (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Hans Poplawski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vern Dealba (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eddie Miller - foul #3 on Eddie Miller, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter (PG), Jim Baron (SG), Robert Johns (SF), Peter Glenn (PF) Joel Hooser, Marcus Cabral, Floyd Langford, Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Shane Carlton (SF), William Penn (PF) Michael Oates, John Schaefer, Jerome Hall, Eddie Miller | |
| 07:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hans Poplawski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:19 | Catawba | William Penn gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 07:03 | Catawba | John Perrone can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Glen Lassiter - foul #1 on Glen Lassiter, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas (C) Hans Poplawski | |
| Subs | Catawba | Eddie Miller (C) Vern Dealba | |
| 07:03 | Catawba | John Perrone misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:03 | Catawba | John Perrone misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Peter Glenn | 67-48 |
| 06:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 06:37 | Catawba | Richard Matthews grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 06:27 | Catawba | Shane Carlton misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 67-48 |
| 06:25 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 06:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by William Penn - foul #3 on William Penn, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jerome Hall (C) Eddie Miller | |
| 06:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:11 | Catawba | John Perrone connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 68-50 |
| 05:50 | Florida Gulf Coast | Glen Lassiter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Baron | 71-50 |
| 05:32 | Catawba | Richard Matthews connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shane Carlton | 71-52 |
| 05:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | William Penn swats the layup by Peter Glenn | 71-52 |
| 05:02 | Catawba | Jerome Hall grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:44 | Catawba | The short jumper by William Penn is denied by Peter Glenn | 71-52 |
| 04:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 04:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-52 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marcus Cabral (SG), Floyd Langford (SF), Hans Poplawski (C) Jim Baron, Robert Johns, Frank Thomas | |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Oates (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Eddie Miller (C) John Perrone, Richard Matthews, Jerome Hall | |
| 04:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Penn - foul #4 on William Penn, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| 04:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Peter Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:07 | Catawba | Eddie Miller comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Hans Poplawski - foul #1 on Hans Poplawski, team foul #6 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joel Hooser (PG), Jim Baron (SG), Robert Johns (SF), Stephen Deason (PF), Frank Thomas (C) Glen Lassiter, Marcus Cabral, Floyd Langford, Peter Glenn, Hans Poplawski | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Vern Dealba (PF) Michael Oates, John Schaefer, Shane Carlton, William Penn | |
| 04:07 | Catawba | Eddie Miller makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:07 | Catawba | Eddie Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eddie Miller - foul #4 on Eddie Miller, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Matthew Carey (SG) Eddie Miller | |
| 03:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 03:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 03:41 | Catawba | Jerome Hall snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 03:24 | Catawba | John Perrone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 03:22 | Catawba | Richard Matthews can't tip it in | 74-54 |
| 03:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Joel Hooser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Baron (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Deason (fresh) C - Frank Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - John Perrone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerome Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Matthews (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Vern Dealba (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Richard Matthews blocks the short jumper by Frank Thomas | 74-54 |
| 02:59 | Catawba | The rebound goes to John Perrone | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Catawba | Jim Baron is called for the reach on Matthew Carey - foul #2 on Jim Baron, team foul #7 | 74-54 |
| 02:53 | Catawba | Matthew Carey misses the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas grabs the board | 74-54 |
| 02:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | Stephen Deason comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-54 |
| 02:29 | Catawba | Jerome Hall pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:24 | Catawba | Matthew Carey clanks a shot in the lane | 74-54 |
| 02:22 | Catawba | Jerome Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:10 | Catawba | Vern Dealba makes the shot from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 01:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 74-56 |
| 01:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Stephen Deason grabs the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas hits the finger roll | 76-56 |
| 01:19 | Catawba | The jump hook by Jerome Hall is blocked by Stephen Deason | 76-56 |
| 01:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jerome Hall picks off the pass by Frank Thomas | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Catawba | Robert Johns steals it from Jerome Hall | 76-56 |
| 00:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Johns misses the lay-in | 76-56 |
| 00:51 | Catawba | Vern Dealba pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:46 | Catawba | Jerome Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-56 |
| 00:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | Frank Thomas grabs the board | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Vern Dealba denies the turnaround by Frank Thomas | 76-56 |
| 00:21 | Catawba | Richard Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 00:16 | Catawba | Jerome Hall connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joel Hooser runs out the clock | 76-59 |