| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anton Beem (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Gill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chism (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thyberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Vickers inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | A charge is called on William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | James Chism hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Tom Gill and the foul's on Joseph Lown - foul #1 on Joseph Lown, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | James Chism makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | James Vickers makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Emmanuel Cox | 25-27 |
| 18:42 | Florida State | John Thyberg connects on the turnaround from close range | 27-27 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox is fouled on the floor by James Chism - foul #1 on James Chism, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | William Adams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Tom Gill gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | John Thyberg comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | John Thyberg tips it back up and in | 29-27 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz is fouled on the floor by David Johansson - foul #1 on David Johansson, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SF), Timothy Perry (PF) Anton Beem, Tom Gill, James Chism | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Joseph Lown is blocked by John Thyberg | 29-27 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Thyberg | 29-27 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | James Vickers steals it from David Johansson | 29-27 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | James Vickers hits the finger roll | 29-29 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Joseph Lown takes the ball from Julian Farish | 29-29 |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | James Vickers drills a floater from the left block | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Johansson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julian Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thyberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vickers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Florida State | John Thyberg is called for a backcourt violation | 29-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), Tom Gill (SF), Perry Bollin (PF), James Chism (C) Joseph Hosler, David Johansson, Timothy Perry, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Paul Herron (C) William Adams, James Vickers, Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Antonio Fryman | 29-33 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Tom Gill misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Perry Bollin grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Julian Farish misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-33 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Julian Farish snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 13:06 | Florida State | James Chism's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Herron | 29-33 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Paul Herron pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | James Chism gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Perry Bollin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anton Beem | 32-33 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), David Johansson (SG), James Demaio (SF), Timothy Perry (PF), John Thyberg (C) Anton Beem, Julian Farish, Tom Gill, Perry Bollin, James Chism | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), James Vickers (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Randy Witz, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Paul Herron | |
| 11:48 | Florida State | John Thyberg comes up short on the runner near the basket | 32-33 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | William Adams snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Joseph Lown is denied by Timothy Perry | 32-33 |
| 11:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Demaio (fresh) PF - Timothy Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thyberg (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Fryman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vickers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Timothy Perry connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Hosler | 34-35 |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox banks in the layup and he's fouled by John Thyberg - foul #2 on John Thyberg, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Tom Gill (SF), Perry Bollin (PF) James Demaio, Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG) Antonio Fryman | |
| 10:47 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Thyberg | 34-37 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Perry Bollin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 10:28 | Central Michigan | James Vickers snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Adams and he's hacked by David Johansson - foul #2 on David Johansson, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG) Joseph Hosler | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Anton Beem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz's pass is intercepted by Perry Bollin | 34-40 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | John Thyberg banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown buries a turnaround from the right block | 36-42 |
| 08:17 | Florida State | David Johansson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | William Adams is hacked by David Johansson - foul #3 on David Johansson, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Julian Farish (SG), James Demaio (SF), James Chism (PF), Timothy Perry (C) Anton Beem, David Johansson, Tom Gill, Perry Bollin, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Paul Herron (C) Randy Witz, James Vickers, Joseph Lown, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Fryman | 38-45 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | James Demaio misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Christopher Ross | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Demaio (fresh) PF - James Chism (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Herron (fresh) | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Chism | 38-45 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | James Chism misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Ross - foul #2 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anton Beem (PG), David Johansson (SG), John Thyberg (C) Joseph Hosler, James Demaio, Timothy Perry | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), James Vickers (SF), Joseph Lown (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) William Adams, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Paul Herron | |
| 06:31 | Florida State | James Chism makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | James Chism misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:31 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:09 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Vickers | 39-47 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | James Chism clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Lown - foul #2 on Joseph Lown, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Tom Gill (SF) Julian Farish | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:47 | Florida State | James Chism makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | James Chism misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Gill | 40-47 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | James Chism knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 42-47 |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman is fouled on the floor by John Thyberg - foul #3 on John Thyberg, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (PF) James Chism | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Vickers and the foul's on Perry Bollin - foul #4 on Perry Bollin, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (C) Emmanuel Cox | |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:41 | Florida State | Anton Beem is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anton Beem, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Farish (SG) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Perry Bollin - foul #5 on Perry Bollin, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Hosler (PG), Timothy Perry (PF) Anton Beem, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Adams (PG), Richard Dillon (SF) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers | |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 03:56 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 42-52 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Hosler - foul #2 on Joseph Hosler, team foul #10 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), James Chism (PF) Tom Gill, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox (C) Joseph Lown | |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Timothy Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Julian Farish misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 03:17 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Adams | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Hosler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Julian Farish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Chism (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 5 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Julian Farish loses the dribble to William Adams | 42-56 |
| 02:39 | Central Michigan | William Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Witz | 42-59 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Christopher Ross is called for the reach on James Chism - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Demaio (SF) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (SG), James Vickers (SF) Randy Witz, Christopher Ross | |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Emmanuel Cox swats the layup by Timothy Perry | 42-59 |
| 02:20 | Central Michigan | James Vickers pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-62 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | James Chism knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Julian Farish | 44-62 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | James Chism picks off the pass by Richard Dillon | 44-62 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Julian Farish misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Emmanuel Cox gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | James Chism pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Emmanuel Cox denies the turnaround by James Chism | 44-62 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Timothy Perry tips it in | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | James Chism grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Antonio Fryman is called for the reach on James Chism - foul #3 on Antonio Fryman, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Joseph Lown (PF) Antonio Fryman, Richard Dillon | |
| 00:23 | Florida State | James Chism hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-62 |
| 00:22 | Central Michigan | Joseph Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | William Adams runs out the clock | 46-62 |