| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bob Ferraro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nelson Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kevin Renzi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Boardman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Robert Dunmire inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Florida State | Martin Anthony drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Ferraro | 31-30 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Nelson Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Nelson Smith misses the easy layup | 31-30 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 31-30 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Kevin Renzi and he's hacked by Nelson Smith - foul #1 on Nelson Smith, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro is hacked by Kevin Boardman - foul #1 on Kevin Boardman, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Manuel Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Horace Fleming (C) Timothy Johnson | |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:15 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Colucci | 33-36 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Manuel Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Nelson Smith | 35-36 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Robert Paul can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bob Ferraro | 35-36 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Nelson Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Dunmire | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Paul | 37-38 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Terry Long (SG), William Nava (SF), Francis Bewley (PF) Kevin Renzi, Robert Paul, Ron Colucci, Kevin Boardman | |
| 16:13 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 15:55 | Florida State | William Nava picks off the pass by Martin Anthony | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bob Ferraro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dunmire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nelson Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Long (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Nava (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Bewley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Fleming (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | William Nava hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Martin Anthony gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:13 | Florida State | Nelson Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Robert Dunmire tips it in | 39-41 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming's layup is rejected by Manuel Smith | 39-41 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | William Nava gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | William Nava's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Smith | 39-41 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Robert Dunmire gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | Manuel Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Dunmire | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | William Nava scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Corey Whitney and he's hacked by Robert Dunmire - foul #3 on Robert Dunmire, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Smith (SG), Edward Pettie (SF) Martin Anthony, Robert Dunmire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi (PG), Robert Paul (SG), Joseph Bieker (C) Corey Whitney, Terry Long, Horace Fleming | |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | William Nava makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-44 |
| 13:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | William Nava clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:27 | Florida State | Nelson Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Edward Pettie misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Bieker - foul #4 on Joseph Bieker, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Graves (C) Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ron Colucci (SF), Kevin Boardman (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) William Nava, Francis Bewley, Joseph Bieker | |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Edward Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Edward Pettie misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Nelson Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:05 | Florida State | James Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Johnson - foul #4 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Branscome (C) Timothy Johnson | |
| 13:05 | Florida State | James Smith misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Branscome | 44-44 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Edward Pettie | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 47-44 |
| 12:14 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Henry Walters (PF) Nelson Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Henry Walters can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ron Colucci - foul #3 on Ron Colucci, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Robert Dunmire (SF) Bob Ferraro, Edward Pettie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ron Colucci, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Manuel Smith (C) Thomas Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Nava (SF), Francis Bewley (PF) Ron Colucci, Kevin Boardman | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Dunmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kevin Renzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Nava (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Bewley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Branscome (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Florida State | William Nava takes the ball from Manuel Smith | 47-44 |
| 11:27 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi jams it set up by William Nava | 47-46 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bob Ferraro (PG), Nelson Smith (PF) Nathaniel Lazo, Henry Walters | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Robert Paul makes the shot from the left side and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Horace Fleming (C) Kevin Renzi, James Branscome | |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Robert Paul makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Nelson Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Francis Bewley - foul #1 on Francis Bewley, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Pettie (SF) Robert Dunmire | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG) Robert Paul | |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Nelson Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Nelson Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | William Nava grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | Edward Pettie steals it from Horace Fleming | 48-49 |
| 10:06 | Florida State | Nelson Smith is hacked by Corey Whitney - foul #1 on Corey Whitney, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi (PG), Kevin Boardman (PF) Corey Whitney, Terry Long | |
| 10:06 | Florida State | Nelson Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:44 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Manuel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Edward Pettie misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Nava - foul #2 on William Nava, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), James Smith (SG), Henry Walters (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Bob Ferraro, Martin Anthony, Nelson Smith, Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Paul (SG), James Branscome (C) William Nava, Horace Fleming | |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Edward Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Edward Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Robert Paul knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Bewley | 50-52 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Smith | 50-52 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | Edward Pettie hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Smith | 52-52 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Pettie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kevin Renzi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Bewley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Boardman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Branscome (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo buries a shot near the basket | 54-55 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Robert Paul makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Bewley | 54-58 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Nathaniel Lazo makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Smith | 56-58 |
| 06:45 | Central Florida | Thomas Graves is called for the reach on Robert Paul - foul #1 on Thomas Graves, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bob Ferraro (PG), Martin Anthony (SG), Robert Dunmire (SF), Nelson Smith (PF), Manuel Smith (C) Nathaniel Lazo, James Smith, Edward Pettie, Henry Walters, Thomas Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Ron Colucci (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Kevin Renzi, Francis Bewley, Kevin Boardman, James Branscome | |
| 06:27 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Nelson Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Martin Anthony makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bob Ferraro | 59-58 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Robert Paul can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bob Ferraro | 59-58 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Manuel Smith lays it up and in set up by Martin Anthony | 61-58 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Robert Paul connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ron Colucci | 61-61 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Martin Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Smith (SG) Martin Anthony | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi (PG) Robert Paul | |
| 04:46 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Bob Ferraro | 61-61 |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Manuel Smith tips it in | 63-61 |
| 04:20 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson is hacked by Robert Dunmire - foul #4 on Robert Dunmire, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Nava (SG), Francis Bewley (PF), Horace Fleming (C) Terry Long, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kevin Renzi | 63-63 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Manuel Smith misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Nava - foul #3 on William Nava, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman (PF) Ron Colucci | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Manuel Smith denies the turnaround by Kevin Boardman | 65-63 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Nelson Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bob Ferraro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Dunmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nelson Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Smith (tiring) 24 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kevin Renzi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Bewley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - William Nava (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Boardman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Nelson Smith knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Bob Ferraro | 67-63 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Bob Ferraro - foul #2 on Bob Ferraro, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG), Edward Pettie (SF), Thomas Graves (C) James Smith, Robert Dunmire, Manuel Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Paul (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Kevin Boardman, Horace Fleming | |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Dunmire (SF) Edward Pettie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ron Colucci (SF), Joseph Bieker (C) William Nava, Timothy Johnson | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Nelson Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-65 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Francis Bewley gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Martin Anthony comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Bieker - foul #5 on Joseph Bieker, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Florida State | Manuel Smith (C) Thomas Graves | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Francis Bewley, Joseph Bieker | |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Martin Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Martin Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Timothy Johnson is blocked by Manuel Smith | 68-68 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Manuel Smith snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Martin Anthony can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 01:38 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Robert Paul evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 68-68 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | Robert Dunmire grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Martin Anthony comes up short on the floater from the right side | 68-68 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kevin Boardman | 68-68 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Ron Colucci scores on a turnaround in the lane | 68-70 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Manuel Smith misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 68-70 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman is hacked by Bob Ferraro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bob Ferraro, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Manuel Smith | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Bob Ferraro double dribbles | 68-70 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Kevin Renzi runs out the clock | 68-70 |