| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) SG - Richard Harper (fresh) SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) PF - Michael Ham (fresh) C - Hugh Kail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) PF - Don Owen (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Hugh Kail wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Florida | Floyd Bailey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier is fouled on the floor by John Gabriel - foul #1 on John Gabriel, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Florida | Hugh Kail hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin loses the dribble to Floyd Bailey | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Florida | John Gabriel makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harper | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Florida | Hugh Kail pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:39 | Florida | Floyd Bailey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Harper | 7-0 |
| 17:20 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin throws it down | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Don Owen gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:49 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:47 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Michael Franklin takes the ball from John Gabriel | 7-2 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Don Owen double dribbles | 7-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Lyle Guy (PF), Eugene Loy (C) John Gabriel, Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| 15:51 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 7-2 |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier grabs the board | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fresh) SG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lyle Guy (fresh) C - Eugene Loy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) SF - Tommy Frazier (fresh) PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:35 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lyle Guy | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Bruni - foul #1 on Ernest Bruni, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Michael Ham (PF) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:22 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni's layup is rejected by Eugene Loy | 9-2 |
| 14:57 | Florida | Eugene Loy snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 14:42 | Florida | Michael Ham connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Gabriel | 11-2 |
| 14:32 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Darryl Flickinger is denied by Michael Ham | 11-2 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 11-2 |
| 14:07 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-2 |
| 14:06 | Florida | John Gabriel gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| 13:39 | Florida | John Gabriel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Bruni - foul #2 on Ernest Bruni, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier | |
| 13:39 | Florida | John Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 13:39 | Florida | John Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 12-2 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Loy - foul #1 on Eugene Loy, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG) John Gabriel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:12 | Florida | Richard Harper clanks a shot from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Dragan Zephier | 12-4 |
| 12:50 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez drills a runner in the lane | 12-6 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Cameron Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 12:26 | Florida | Eugene Loy hits the follow up shot | 14-6 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Loy - foul #2 on Eugene Loy, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Ham (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Floyd Bailey, Eugene Loy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Dragan Zephier makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:47 | Florida | Darryl Flickinger picks off the pass by Richard Harper | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Ham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Owen (fresh) C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Cameron Cole is called for the reach on Felipe Nunez - foul #1 on Cameron Cole, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SG) Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF) Darryl Flickinger, Dragan Zephier | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Don Owen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 11:18 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:56 | Florida | Lyle Guy is hacked by Tommy Frazier - foul #1 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG) Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF) Felipe Nunez, Tommy Frazier | |
| 10:31 | Florida | Floyd Bailey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 10:30 | Florida | Richard Harper misses the tip | 14-7 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Hugh Kail steals the ball from Michael Franklin | 14-7 |
| 10:00 | Florida | Richard Harper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 09:58 | Florida | Hugh Kail tips it back up and in | 16-7 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Bailey - foul #1 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #5 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Michael Ham (PF) Richard Harper, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (PG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Don Owen, Michael Franklin | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 09:26 | Florida | Hugh Kail's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Sisk | 16-9 |
| 09:24 | Florida | Cameron Cole gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 09:10 | Florida | Felipe Nunez steps in front of the Cameron Cole pass | 16-9 |
| 08:58 | Central Michigan | Cameron Cole is called for the reach on Felipe Nunez - foul #2 on Cameron Cole, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Lyle Guy (PF) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is hacked by Hugh Kail - foul #1 on Hugh Kail, team foul #7 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF) Don Owen | |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:49 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Ham | 16-10 |
| 08:25 | Florida | Hugh Kail banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Ham and he's hacked by Michael Franklin - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Dwayne Sisk, Michael Franklin | |
| 08:25 | Florida | Hugh Kail misses the free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Don Owen gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson is called for 3 seconds | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (C) Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:51 | Florida | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Harper - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| 07:34 | Florida | Richard Harper is hacked by Dragan Zephier - foul #1 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF) Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Don Owen (PF) Dwayne Sisk | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Guy (tiring) C - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Don Owen - foul #1 on Don Owen, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Michael Franklin | |
| 07:22 | Florida | Lyle Guy makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Lyle Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 07:04 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-10 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses the tip | 20-10 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Don Owen hits the follow up shot | 20-12 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Richard Harper drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Gabriel | 22-12 |
| 06:08 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Lyle Guy | 22-12 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier tips it but misses | 22-12 |
| 06:05 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 05:40 | Florida | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on John Gabriel - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Kail (C) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG), Dragan Zephier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Darryl Flickinger, Tommy Frazier, Don Owen, Raymond Johnson | |
| 05:40 | Florida | John Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 05:40 | Florida | John Gabriel misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-12 |
| 05:16 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk tips it back up and in | 23-14 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Floyd Bailey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 05:01 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 04:35 | Florida | Michael Ham pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 04:15 | Florida | Hugh Kail makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Gabriel | 25-14 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Anderson | 25-17 |
| 03:34 | Florida | Hugh Kail jams it on a nice dish by Richard Harper | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harper (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Michael Ham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Felipe Nunez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dragan Zephier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Hugh Kail is called for the reach on Dwayne Sisk - foul #2 on Hugh Kail, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Lyle Guy (SF), Eugene Loy (C) John Gabriel, Floyd Bailey, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (PG), Raymond Johnson (C) Felipe Nunez, Michael Franklin | |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:52 | Florida | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Eugene Loy - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Don Owen (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Byron Anderson, Dwayne Sisk, Raymond Johnson | |
| 02:52 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Don Owen misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lyle Guy - foul #1 on Lyle Guy, team foul #9 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Hugh Kail (C) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (SG) Darryl Flickinger | |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:59 | Florida | Lyle Guy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dragan Zephier - foul #2 on Dragan Zephier, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Michael Ham (PF) John Gabriel, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:59 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:59 | Florida | Lyle Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Don Owen pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 01:43 | Florida | Eugene Loy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 01:14 | Florida | Richard Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 01:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Don Owen | 29-23 |
| 00:53 | Florida | Eugene Loy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-23 |
| 00:52 | Florida | Michael Ham can't tip it in | 29-23 |
| 00:51 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Guy | 29-23 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Michael Ham misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 00:39 | Florida | Eugene Loy hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lyle Guy - foul #2 on Lyle Guy, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Hugh Kail (C) Richard Harper, Lyle Guy, Michael Ham | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SG), Tommy Frazier (SF), Dwayne Sisk (PF) Byron Anderson, Dragan Zephier, Michael Franklin | |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-24 |