| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Doi (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) SF - Trey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Joel Matthews inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Gerald Norby knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Guy Northrup - foul #2 on Guy Northrup, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:29 | Central Florida | Michael Doi picks off the pass by Carl Wellborn | 40-30 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Gerald Norby connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | William Givens comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Norby - foul #2 on Gerald Norby, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Michael Doi knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lloyd Murphy and he's fouled by Guy Northrup - foul #3 on Guy Northrup, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG) Guy Northrup | |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Michael Doi makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | William Givens buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-34 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Joel Matthews drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lloyd Murphy and he's fouled by Carl Wellborn - foul #3 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Davis (PF) Carl Wellborn | |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Joel Matthews makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:35 | Central Florida | Lloyd Murphy is called for the reach on Alton Hargreaves - foul #3 on Lloyd Murphy, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SG) Lloyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SF) Trey Hill | |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | William Givens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-34 |
| 17:13 | Florida State | Joel Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is hacked by Terry Batey - foul #2 on Terry Batey, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG) William Givens | |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-34 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Michael Doi snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | John Georges makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Linares | 50-34 |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | Terry Batey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 16:11 | Central Florida | Brian Davis gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 50-37 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Samuel Linares blows the layup | 50-37 |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Michael Doi tips it but misses | 50-37 |
| 15:36 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Georges (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Aaron Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Batey (fresh) PF - Brian Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Samuel Linares swats the shot by Aaron Burke | 50-37 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joel Matthews | 50-37 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | John Georges comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:06 | Central Florida | Brian Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:57 | Central Florida | Terry Batey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG) John Georges | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Guy Northrup (SG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Aaron Burke, Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Samuel Linares buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lloyd Murphy | 52-37 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | David Beck loses the dribble to Joel Matthews | 52-37 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Michael Doi buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joel Matthews | 54-37 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses the runner from the right block | 54-37 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Lawrence Stapleton swats the short shot by Joel Matthews | 54-39 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Guy Northrup | 54-39 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Linares - foul #1 on Samuel Linares, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Shultz (SF), John Georges (PF), Alex Foster (C) Joel Matthews, Samuel Linares, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Foster | 56-40 |
| 12:34 | Central Florida | David Beck misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Givens - foul #2 on William Givens, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (SF), Samuel Linares (PF) Michael Shultz, John Georges | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Brian Davis (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, David Beck, Lawrence Stapleton, Carl Wellborn | |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Joel Matthews pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Alton Hargreaves is called for the reach on Alex Foster - foul #1 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SF), Michael Doi (C) Gerald Norby, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Georges (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - Trey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Michael Doi lays it in | 60-40 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Terry Batey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Samuel Linares grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Michael Doi hits a floater from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Alex Foster (PF) Joel Matthews, Samuel Linares | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Guy Northrup (SG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, Trey Hill, Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| 09:52 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Beck - foul #4 on David Beck, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Shultz (SF) Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Davis (SF) David Beck | |
| 09:52 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:52 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Shultz - foul #1 on Michael Shultz, team foul #4 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF) Brian Davis | |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-42 |
| 09:17 | Florida State | John Georges tips it home | 66-42 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Trey Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the offensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Michael Shultz is called for the reach on Guy Northrup - foul #2 on Michael Shultz, team foul #5 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (PG), Samuel Linares (PF), Michael Doi (C) Gerald Norby, Lloyd Murphy, Alex Foster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Samuel Linares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG), Brian Davis (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) Guy Northrup, Trey Hill, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Joel Matthews gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 07:29 | Florida State | John Georges is fouled on the floor by Daniel Woodward - foul #3 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG) Michael Shultz | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SG), David Beck (SF) William Givens, Brian Davis | |
| 07:29 | Florida State | John Georges misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Terry Batey's pass is intercepted by Samuel Linares | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Georges (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - David Beck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Batey - foul #3 on Terry Batey, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Foster (C) Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Brian Davis (PF) Terry Batey, Carl Wellborn | |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Brian Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Northrup | 67-45 |
| 06:34 | Central Florida | Alex Foster blocks the short jumper by Brian Davis | 67-45 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Samuel Linares pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 06:10 | Florida State | John Georges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Michael Shultz (SF) Joel Matthews, Samuel Linares | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Alton Hargreaves, Brian Davis | |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Lloyd Murphy - foul #4 on Lloyd Murphy, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | John Georges is fouled on the floor by Daniel Woodward - foul #4 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #10 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Doi (C) Lloyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (SG), Carl Wellborn (C) Guy Northrup, Daniel Woodward | |
| 05:33 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | William Givens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-48 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | John Georges gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | David Beck steals the ball from Michael Shultz | 69-48 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | David Beck hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Alex Foster misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Alton Hargreaves - foul #2 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (PG), Samuel Linares (PF) Gerald Norby, Michael Doi | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Trey Hill (SF) Alton Hargreaves, David Beck | |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:06 | Central Florida | William Givens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 04:05 | Florida State | Alex Foster snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | John Georges comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Trey Hill - foul #2 on Trey Hill, team foul #12 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), Brian Davis (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| 03:47 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | John Georges makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-51 |
| 03:27 | Florida State | Joel Matthews snags the defensive board | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Florida State | Carl Wellborn steps in front of the Michael Shultz pass | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SG - John Georges (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Shultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Trey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Linares - foul #2 on Samuel Linares, team foul #7 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG) Joel Matthews | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (PG) Carl Wellborn | |
| 02:58 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:58 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is called for traveling | 73-53 |
| 02:28 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-56 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Trey Hill takes the ball from Alex Foster | 73-56 |
| 02:13 | Central Florida | Brian Davis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 73-58 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | Aaron Burke steals it from Michael Shultz | 73-58 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke hits the finger roll | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Gerald Norby's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Davis | 73-60 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | Brian Davis gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Brian Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 73-60 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke gets the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Terry Batey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 01:05 | Florida State | Alex Foster gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Michael Shultz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Brian Davis pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Terry Batey is hacked by John Georges - foul #1 on John Georges, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn (PF) Aaron Burke | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Terry Batey makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Terry Batey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Gerald Norby comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-62 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 00:14 | Central Florida | Alex Foster picks off the pass by Alton Hargreaves | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Gerald Norby runs out the clock | 73-62 |