| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Marcano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Germann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | John Germann inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Florida State | John Allen dunks the ball set up by Robert Marcano | 33-24 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the contested runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Gipe | 33-26 |
| 19:09 | Florida State | Jason Bynum steals the ball from Robert Marcano | 33-26 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Tim Parker - foul #2 on Tim Parker, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) John Allen, Robert Marcano, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | Nathaniel Sisk is called for the reach on Steven Justice - foul #2 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Krysinski | 35-28 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Germann - foul #3 on John Germann, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Williams (SF) John Germann | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | James Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Davis - foul #3 on George Davis, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF) George Davis | |
| 17:41 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:58 | Florida State | James Williams misses the easy layup | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | James Stephens snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Workowski | 36-32 |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Steven Justice can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jason Bynum - foul #3 on Jason Bynum, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Horenstein (PG), Steve Carroll (PF) Warren Drew, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) Jason Bynum | |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Steven Justice misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Steven Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe's floater is tipped away by Steven Justice | 36-32 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Steven Justice | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Julian Horenstein (fresh) SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Justice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Julian Horenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF), Tim Parker (C) James Williams, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), George Davis (SF) Don Holford, Roberto Delgado | |
| 15:32 | Central Florida | George Davis is fouled on the floor by John Germann - foul #4 on John Germann, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), James Williams (SF) Julian Horenstein, Rick Krysinski, John Germann | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:14 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Warren Drew, Robert Marcano, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), Steve Carroll (PF) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | James Stephens tips it in | 36-34 |
| 14:19 | Florida State | Robert Marcano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | James Stephens gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:14 | Central Florida | George Davis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 14:12 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 36-34 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Steve Carroll double dribbles | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steven Justice (C) Warren Drew, Robert Marcano, Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Vito Russo (C) Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | John Allen picks off the pass by Jason Bynum | 36-34 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Steven Justice grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | John Allen comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | James Stephens gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe comes up short on the shot in the lane | 36-34 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | George Davis grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:39 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski is fouled on the floor by James Stephens - foul #3 on James Stephens, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Julian Horenstein (SG), Robert Marcano (SF), Steve Carroll (PF), Tim Parker (C) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, James Williams, Thomas Workowski, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), Roberto Delgado (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Joseph Gipe, James Stephens, Vito Russo | |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Warren Drew makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Julian Horenstein | 39-34 |
| 12:06 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Sisk - foul #3 on Nathaniel Sisk, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Williams (SF) Robert Marcano | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Julian Horenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Holford (fresh) SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 11:41 | Central Florida | George Davis tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Robert Marcano (SF), Steven Justice (C) Warren Drew, Julian Horenstein, James Williams, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Jason Bynum | |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Steve Carroll hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | George Davis snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 10:30 | Central Florida | Rick Krysinski steals the ball from Joseph Gipe | 39-36 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski hits the finger roll | 41-36 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits a turnaround near the basket | 41-38 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | Steven Justice misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 09:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Don Holford | 41-40 |
| 09:07 | Florida State | John Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to George Davis | 41-40 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | George Davis buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Gipe | 41-42 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Steve Carroll - foul #1 on Steve Carroll, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Julian Horenstein (SG), James Williams (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Tim Parker (C) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, Robert Marcano, Steve Carroll, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), Floyd Hugh (SG), James Stephens (PF), Vito Russo (C) Don Holford, Joseph Gipe, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 08:11 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Julian Horenstein is fouled on the floor by Floyd Hugh - foul #1 on Floyd Hugh, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| 07:40 | Florida State | Warren Drew clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | Tim Parker gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Julian Horenstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Germann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Hugh (fresh) SF - George Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Vito Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | George Davis steals the ball from Julian Horenstein | 44-45 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Workowski denies the turnaround by George Davis | 44-45 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Julian Horenstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Davis | 46-48 |
| 06:01 | Florida State | Warren Drew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), Steve Carroll (PF) Julian Horenstein, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) Floyd Hugh, George Davis | |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jason Bynum | 46-50 |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Joseph Gipe is called for the reach on Steve Carroll - foul #1 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Warren Drew, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffery Fowler (C) Vito Russo | |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:39 | Florida State | John Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rick Krysinski | 50-50 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado comes up short on the floater from the left block | 50-50 |
| 04:30 | Central Florida | James Stephens misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 04:29 | Florida State | Steve Carroll gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is hacked by Jeffery Fowler - foul #1 on Jeffery Fowler, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Robert Marcano (SG), Tim Parker (C) John Allen, Rick Krysinski, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF), Vito Russo (PF) Roberto Delgado, James Stephens | |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:52 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Jason Bynum is called for the reach on Warren Drew - foul #4 on Jason Bynum, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Williams (PF), Steven Justice (C) Steve Carroll, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Jason Bynum, Jeffery Fowler | |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Warren Drew makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Warren Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Marcano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Germann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Justice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vito Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Steven Justice scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Drew | 56-54 |
| 02:57 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF), Tim Parker (C) Warren Drew, Robert Marcano, James Williams, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), James Stephens (PF) Don Holford, Vito Russo | |
| 02:42 | Central Florida | George Davis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Tim Parker snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | John Germann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on John Germann, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Horenstein (SG), James Williams (SF), Steven Justice (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, Tim Parker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF) George Davis | |
| 01:56 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 56-54 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | James Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:10 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | John Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Marcano (SG), Steve Carroll (PF), Tim Parker (C) Julian Horenstein, Thomas Workowski, Steven Justice | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Tim Parker swats the shot by George Davis | 56-54 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Steve Carroll pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bynum - foul #5 on Jason Bynum, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) Jason Bynum | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Don Holford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Tim Parker grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Tim Parker is hacked by Joseph Gipe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG) John Allen, James Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Tim Parker makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Tim Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | James Stephens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Rick Krysinski - foul #2 on Rick Krysinski, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), James Williams (SF) Warren Drew, Rick Krysinski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | James Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | James Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | James Stephens makes the 3rd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Don Holford is called for the reach on James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Holford, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Rick Krysinski (SG) John Allen, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:10 | Florida State | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | James Stephens gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | George Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | James Williams is hacked by Joseph Gipe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Gipe, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Stephens | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | James Stephens can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 62-57 |