| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - John Kautz (fresh) SG - Raymond Whitton (fresh) SF - Michael Wagnon (fresh) PF - Marvin Burdick (fresh) C - Ronald Sinclair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Randall Williams (fresh) SF - Royce Luciano (fresh) PF - Samuel Fluker (fresh) C - Brett Duesenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams lays it in set up by James Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to James Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky St. | Royce Luciano makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on John Kautz - foul #1 on John Kautz, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky St. | Royce Luciano makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brett Duesenberg steals it from Raymond Whitton | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker is hacked by John Kautz in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Kautz, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman (PG) John Kautz | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 18:31 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair is hacked by Royce Luciano - foul #1 on Royce Luciano, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky St. | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Wagnon - foul #1 on Michael Wagnon, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis (PG), Larry Harris (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Pete Bruhn (C) Andrew Toman, Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Marvin Burdick, Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano (PG), Kurt Sims (SG), Timothy Briggs (SF), Norman Larsen (PF), Frank Meyers (C) James Williams, Randall Williams, Royce Luciano, Samuel Fluker, Brett Duesenberg | |
| 17:30 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dino Romano | 2-8 |
| 17:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jason Burnett (SF) Coy Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson (SG) Kurt Sims | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano is hacked by Jason Burnett - foul #1 on Jason Burnett, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Williams (PG), Samuel Fluker (PF), Brett Duesenberg (C) Timothy Briggs, Norman Larsen, Frank Meyers | |
| 16:23 | Kentucky St. | James Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:21 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jason Burnett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-8 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky St. | James Williams snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Jason Burnett (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) SF - Brandon Eichenberger (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Burdick (tiring) 2 pts. C - Pete Bruhn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - James Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dino Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) PF - Samuel Fluker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brett Duesenberg (tiring) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker buries a shot from the left block | 2-10 |
| 15:18 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jason Burnett is hacked by Brett Duesenberg - foul #1 on Brett Duesenberg, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Michael Wagnon (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Jason Burnett, Larry Harris, Brandon Eichenberger, Marvin Burdick, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams (SG), Royce Luciano (SF), Norman Larsen (PF), Frank Meyers (C) Dino Romano, Mark Simpson, Samuel Fluker, Brett Duesenberg | |
| 15:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky St. | Andrew Toman picks off the pass by Frank Meyers in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky St. | James Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Andrew Toman | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen's floater is tipped away by Ronald Sinclair | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randall Williams, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Marvin Burdick (PF), Pete Bruhn (C) Robert Davis, Michael Wagnon, Coy Wolf, Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims (PG), Timothy Briggs (SF), Samuel Fluker (PF), Brett Duesenberg (C) James Williams, Royce Luciano, Norman Larsen, Frank Meyers | |
| 13:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger is fouled on the floor by Timothy Briggs - foul #1 on Timothy Briggs, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano (SG) Randall Williams | |
| 13:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kurt Sims - foul #1 on Kurt Sims, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| 13:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to Brett Duesenberg | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Toman - foul #1 on Andrew Toman, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky St. | Marvin Burdick swats the short shot by Brett Duesenberg | 7-10 |
| 13:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 7-10 |
| 12:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 12:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick is fouled on the floor by Brett Duesenberg - foul #2 on Brett Duesenberg, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon (SF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Brandon Eichenberger, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams (SG), Frank Meyers (C) Kurt Sims, Brett Duesenberg | |
| 12:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs's pass is intercepted by Raymond Whitton in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman tips it in | 11-10 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano loses the dribble to Andrew Toman in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Randall Williams - foul #2 on Randall Williams, team foul #8 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG), Jason Burnett (SF), Coy Wolf (PF) Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Marvin Burdick | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson (SG), Norman Larsen (PF) Randall Williams, Samuel Fluker | |
| 12:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Burnett - foul #2 on Jason Burnett, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis (PG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Pete Bruhn (C) Andrew Toman, Jason Burnett, Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:48 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dino Romano takes the ball from Robert Davis in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dino Romano | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Harris (fresh) SF - Brandon Eichenberger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Coy Wolf (fairly fresh) C - Pete Bruhn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - Dino Romano (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Mark Simpson (fresh) SF - Timothy Briggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Larsen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Meyers (tiring) | |
| 11:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Bruhn | 11-13 |
| 11:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Meyers - foul #1 on Frank Meyers, team foul #9 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon (SF) Brandon Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Williams (PG), Kurt Sims (SG), Royce Luciano (SF), Samuel Fluker (PF) Dino Romano, Mark Simpson, Timothy Briggs, Frank Meyers | |
| 11:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims is fouled on the floor by Pete Bruhn - foul #1 on Pete Bruhn, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (SG), Marvin Burdick (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Larry Harris, Coy Wolf, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 11:01 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky St. | James Williams's pass is intercepted by Raymond Whitton | 11-15 |
| 10:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Royce Luciano - foul #2 on Royce Luciano, team foul #10 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Pete Bruhn (C) Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano (SG), Timothy Briggs (SF), Frank Meyers (C) Kurt Sims, Royce Luciano, Norman Larsen | |
| 10:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 10:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Timothy Briggs steps in front of the Robert Davis pass in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Briggs | 13-17 |
| 09:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn is hacked by Timothy Briggs - foul #2 on Timothy Briggs, team foul #11 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman (PG), Coy Wolf (PF) Robert Davis, Marvin Burdick | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson (SF) Timothy Briggs | |
| 09:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Toman - foul #2 on Andrew Toman, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis (PG), Raymond Whitton (SG), Michael Wagnon (SF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Andrew Toman, Larry Harris, Brandon Eichenberger, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen (PF) Samuel Fluker | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:49 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky St. | James Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Marvin Burdick (PF) Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Coy Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims (SF), Samuel Fluker (PF) Mark Simpson, Frank Meyers | |
| 08:28 | Kentucky St. | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky St. | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger is hacked by Samuel Fluker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Fluker, team foul #12 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson (SF) James Williams | |
| 08:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky St. | Brandon Eichenberger steps in front of the Dino Romano pass in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kurt Sims - foul #2 on Kurt Sims, team foul #13 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn (C) Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Williams (PG) Kurt Sims | |
| 08:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky St. | Pete Bruhn steals the ball from Mark Simpson | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Robert Davis (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Eichenberger (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Burdick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Bruhn (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - James Williams (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dino Romano (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (tiring) PF - Samuel Fluker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Larsen (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #14 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (SG), Michael Wagnon (SF) Larry Harris, Brandon Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams (SG) James Williams | |
| 07:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers (C) Norman Larsen | |
| 07:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis travels with the ball | 22-18 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-18 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Raymond Whitton, Michael Wagnon, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen (C) Frank Meyers | |
| 06:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-18 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano is whistled for a carry | 24-18 |
| 06:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-18 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Coy Wolf (PF) Robert Davis, Marvin Burdick | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 06:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf misses the floater in the lane | 24-18 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Randall Williams | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Williams - foul #3 on Randall Williams, team foul #15 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon (SF) Brandon Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs (SF), Frank Meyers (C) Randall Williams, Samuel Fluker | |
| 06:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky St. | Frank Meyers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 06:02 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Coy Wolf | 27-20 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 27-22 |
| 05:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Larry Harris | 29-22 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen misses the floater from the left side | 29-22 |
| 04:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 04:49 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kautz | 31-22 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wagnon - foul #2 on Michael Wagnon, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (SG), Brandon Eichenberger (SF), Marvin Burdick (PF), Pete Bruhn (C) Larry Harris, Michael Wagnon, Coy Wolf, Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker (PF) Norman Larsen | |
| 04:46 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky St. | Timothy Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses the easy layup | 31-23 |
| 04:37 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton tips it home | 33-23 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky St. | The short jumper by Timothy Briggs is denied by Marvin Burdick | 33-23 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker tips it back up and in | 33-25 |
| 04:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Timothy Briggs is called for the reach on John Kautz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Briggs, team foul #16 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Royce Luciano (SF), Norman Larsen (C) Timothy Briggs, Frank Meyers | |
| 04:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 03:54 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 03:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dino Romano is called for the reach on John Kautz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dino Romano, team foul #17 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | James Williams (PG), Kurt Sims (SG), Brett Duesenberg (C) Dino Romano, Mark Simpson, Norman Larsen | |
| 03:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky St. | Raymond Whitton picks off the pass by Kurt Sims | 35-25 |
| 03:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton hits the finger roll | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - John Kautz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Whitton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Eichenberger (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Burdick (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Pete Bruhn (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky St. | PG - James Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Sims (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Royce Luciano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Fluker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Duesenberg (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker tips it home | 37-27 |
| 03:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger is fouled on the floor by Royce Luciano - foul #3 on Royce Luciano, team foul #18 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman (PG) John Kautz | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Dino Romano (SG) Royce Luciano | |
| 03:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | Brandon Eichenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky St. | Andrew Toman steps in front of the James Williams pass in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 02:52 | Florida Gulf Coast | Marvin Burdick banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Toman | 40-27 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky St. | Marvin Burdick is called for the reach on Samuel Fluker - foul #1 on Marvin Burdick, team foul #11 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris (SG), Michael Wagnon (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Raymond Whitton, Brandon Eichenberger, Marvin Burdick, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky St. | Samuel Fluker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 02:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair's pass is intercepted by James Williams | 40-28 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky St. | Kurt Sims clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 01:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Coy Wolf gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 01:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 40-28 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky St. | Brett Duesenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky St. | Brett Duesenberg misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 40-28 |
| 01:37 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ronald Sinclair grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 01:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Toman | 42-28 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky St. | James Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-28 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Marvin Burdick (PF) Andrew Toman, Michael Wagnon, Coy Wolf | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen (PF) Samuel Fluker | |
| 01:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Larsen | 42-28 |
| 01:21 | Florida Gulf Coast | Larry Harris grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 01:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis is hacked by Kurt Sims - foul #3 on Kurt Sims, team foul #19 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Pete Bruhn (C) Ronald Sinclair | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson (SF) Kurt Sims | |
| 01:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky St. | Brett Duesenberg is fouled on the floor by Larry Harris - foul #1 on Larry Harris, team foul #12 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton (SG) Larry Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky St. | Brett Duesenberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky St. | Brett Duesenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | James Williams is called for the reach on John Kautz in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #20 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Royce Luciano (SF) James Williams | |
| 00:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 00:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson blows the wide open layup | 45-30 |
| 00:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 00:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz is fouled in the backcourt by Dino Romano - foul #2 on Dino Romano, team foul #21 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Michael Wagnon (SF), Coy Wolf (PF), Ronald Sinclair (C) Robert Davis, Marvin Burdick, Pete Bruhn | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Randall Williams (SG) Royce Luciano | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky St. | Kentucky St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-30 |
| 00:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Kautz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky St. | Mark Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-30 |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Andrew Toman (PG) John Kautz | |
| Subs | Kentucky St. | Royce Luciano (SF) Randall Williams | |
| 00:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Mark Simpson is called for the reach on Raymond Whitton - foul #1 on Mark Simpson, team foul #22 | 47-30 |
| 00:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Whitton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky St. | The rebound goes to Norman Larsen | 47-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky St. | Norman Larsen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-30 |