| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Central Florida | James Lebeau misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Vito Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Central Florida | George Davis is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Vito Russo | 27-31 |
| 18:57 | Central Florida | Richard Grant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Vito Russo misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Steve Carroll buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Roy Harris | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | William Rogers snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Warren Drew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Richard Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | James Lebeau snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | James Lebeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Steve Carroll | 29-33 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the lay-in | 29-33 |
| 17:09 | Florida State | William Rogers tips it in | 29-35 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | James Lebeau buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | Steve Carroll's floater is tipped away by Vito Russo | 32-35 |
| 16:32 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to George Davis | 32-35 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (SF), Jeffery Fowler (PF), David Clark (C) Roberto Delgado, George Davis, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF) John Allen, Roy Harris, William Rogers | |
| 15:57 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is hacked by Rick Krysinski - foul #1 on Rick Krysinski, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Germann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | David Clark double dribbles | 32-37 |
| 14:33 | Florida State | Warren Drew clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 14:31 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | James Lebeau scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Clark | 34-37 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Steve Carroll dunks the ball | 34-39 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lebeau | 37-39 |
| 13:03 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the fadeaway near the basket | 37-41 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Rick Krysinski steals the ball from Richard Grant | 37-41 |
| 12:22 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Clark | 37-41 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Richard Grant scores on a jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Fowler (fairly fresh) C - David Clark (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rick Krysinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Germann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Workowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Carroll (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Steve Carroll lays it in | 39-43 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Richard Grant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Warren Drew loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Roberto Delgado (SF), George Davis (PF), Vito Russo (C) James Lebeau, Jason Bynum, Jeffery Fowler, David Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF), William Rogers (PF), James Williams (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Thomas Workowski, Steve Carroll | |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:09 | Central Florida | Don Holford connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Grant | 44-44 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | John Allen can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Grant - foul #2 on Richard Grant, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG) Don Holford | |
| Subs | Florida State | Steve Carroll (C) James Williams | |
| 09:50 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Vito Russo gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | Central Florida | James Lebeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Steve Carroll gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:25 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | John Allen steps in front of the Vito Russo pass | 44-45 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Steve Carroll tips it home | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Vito Russo clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steve Carroll - foul #3 on Steve Carroll, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler (PF) George Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Williams (C) Steve Carroll | |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Vito Russo makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Vito Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | James Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-47 |
| 07:59 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to John Allen | 46-47 |
| 07:42 | Florida State | John Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 07:41 | Florida State | John Allen snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Lebeau (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Grant (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Fowler (fresh) C - Vito Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Richard Grant picks off the pass by John Allen | 46-47 |
| 07:12 | Central Florida | Vito Russo blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Rogers | 46-47 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | John Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 06:47 | Central Florida | Vito Russo snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | James Lebeau buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:59 | Florida State | John Allen hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 05:27 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Roy Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | Richard Grant travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Jason Bynum (SF), George Davis (PF), David Clark (C) James Lebeau, Roberto Delgado, Jeffery Fowler, Vito Russo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steve Carroll (C) John Allen, Roy Harris, William Rogers, James Williams | |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | David Clark gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | George Davis knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Don Holford | 53-51 |
| 03:54 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses short on a shot from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | David Clark grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | George Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Grant (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (tired) 3 pts. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Germann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Warren Drew is called for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler (C) David Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Rogers (PF) Thomas Workowski | |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Warren Drew is called for the reach on Don Holford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Drew, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 02:52 | Central Florida | Richard Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF) Rick Krysinski, John Germann | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | Warren Drew is hacked by Don Holford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Holford, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Richard Grant - foul #3 on Richard Grant, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | William Rogers scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Steve Carroll and the foul's on Jeffery Fowler - foul #2 on Jeffery Fowler, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | William Rogers misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | George Davis is fouled on the floor by William Rogers - foul #1 on William Rogers, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (PG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Vito Russo (C) Don Holford, Jason Bynum, Jeffery Fowler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF) John Allen, Roy Harris | |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Richard Grant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Richard Grant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Steve Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Lebeau banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Grant and he's hacked by Rick Krysinski - foul #2 on Rick Krysinski, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF) Rick Krysinski, John Germann | |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | James Lebeau makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Steve Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | James Lebeau is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Drew - foul #4 on Warren Drew, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Jason Bynum (SF), David Clark (PF) Richard Grant, Roberto Delgado, George Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | James Lebeau makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | James Lebeau makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Roy Harris gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Vito Russo steals the ball from William Rogers | 60-53 |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Warren Drew is called for the reach on Jason Bynum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Drew, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG) Warren Drew | |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Steve Carroll pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Roy Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), George Davis (PF) Don Holford, David Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is hacked by John Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | William Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Clark (PF) Richard Grant, George Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | David Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Krysinski - foul #3 on Rick Krysinski, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Roy Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), George Davis (PF) Don Holford, Jason Bynum, David Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 3rd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | George Davis snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | James Lebeau runs out the clock | 65-57 |