| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Clyde Long inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 32-22 |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-22 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 18:38 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Sawyer | 32-24 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Hicks | 35-24 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer double dribbles | 35-24 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:30 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 17:28 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 17:15 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses short on a jumper from the right block | 35-26 |
| 17:13 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hicks | 37-26 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clyde Long - foul #2 on Clyde Long, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Williford (SF), James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Elmer Wardlaw, Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Ronald Pettit is called for the reach on Russel Baker - foul #2 on Ronald Pettit, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Theodore Weymouth (SG) Thomas Sawyer, Edward Garneau | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Mark Hicks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | James Majors gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fresh) PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Burt (fresh) SG - Theodore Weymouth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Pettit (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit is hacked by Charles Payton - foul #1 on Charles Payton, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser (PF) Ronald Pettit | |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Payton - foul #2 on Charles Payton, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo (C) James Majors | |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:10 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Kyle Babb misses the dunk | 37-30 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:38 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Theodore Weymouth takes the ball from Donald Bugarin in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Theodore Weymouth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Portillo | 37-36 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Kyle Babb comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Tom Kaiser - foul #2 on Tom Kaiser, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Charles Payton, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG), Edward Garneau (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF) Robert Burt, Theodore Weymouth, Daniel Williford | |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Kyle Babb makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Kyle Babb misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Tom Kaiser is denied by Kyle Babb | 38-36 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Clyde Long pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:27 | Florida State | Eugene Portillo is called for the reach on Mark Hicks - foul #1 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF) Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Portillo - foul #2 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Majors (PF), Ronald Pettit (C) Tom Kaiser, Eugene Portillo | |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:59 | Central Florida | James Majors is fouled on the floor by Daniel Manuel - foul #3 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elmer Wardlaw, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | Clyde Long hits a driving attempt in the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Clyde Long grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | James Majors is called for the reach on Mark Hicks - foul #1 on James Majors, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Mark Hicks, Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser (PF), Eugene Portillo (C) James Majors, Ronald Pettit | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Drozdowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fresh) PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the shot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:52 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser throws it down | 42-38 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer takes the ball from Charles Payton | 42-38 |
| 10:37 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Mark Hicks (SG) Donald Bugarin, Larry Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Theodore Weymouth (SG), Daniel Williford (SF) Thomas Sawyer, Edward Garneau, Elmer Wardlaw | |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Burt and he's fouled by Kyle Babb - foul #2 on Kyle Babb, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 09:58 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | Mark Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Daniel Williford | 42-43 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Leon Teneyck steps in front of the Robert Burt pass in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Charles Payton clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Daniel Williford - foul #1 on Daniel Williford, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Kyle Babb, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG) Theodore Weymouth | |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Charles Payton makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Charles Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford is hacked by Charles Payton - foul #3 on Charles Payton, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG), Clyde Long (SF) Leon Teneyck, Charles Payton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Sawyer | 44-45 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), James Majors (C) Robert Burt, Eugene Portillo | |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | James Majors comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Daniel Williford tips it in | 44-47 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Clyde Long grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Long | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Williford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Kaiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Manuel | 46-47 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Clyde Long can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | Mark Hicks grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:21 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Clyde Long and he's fouled by James Majors - foul #2 on James Majors, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Larry Drozdowski (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF) Donald Bugarin, Mark Hicks, Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (PG), Theodore Weymouth (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF), Eugene Portillo (C) Thomas Sawyer, Edward Garneau, Daniel Williford, Tom Kaiser | |
| 06:21 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Robert Burt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to James Majors | 49-47 |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Robert Burt misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Drozdowski - foul #2 on Larry Drozdowski, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Russel Baker (C) Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ronald Pettit (PF) James Majors | |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Robert Burt makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Robert Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Russel Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG) Leon Teneyck | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:07 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Burt | 49-51 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Robert Burt pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Theodore Weymouth knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Burt | 49-53 |
| 03:59 | Florida State | Russel Baker's floater is knocked away by Robert Burt | 49-53 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Clyde Long (SF), Daniel Manuel (PF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Larry Drozdowski, Charles Payton, Kyle Babb, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer (PG), Edward Garneau (SG), Tom Kaiser (PF) Robert Burt, Theodore Weymouth, Ronald Pettit | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 03:33 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin tips it home | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Garneau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wardlaw (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tom Kaiser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser is hacked by Daniel Manuel - foul #4 on Daniel Manuel, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:49 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer steals it from Donald Bugarin in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Long - foul #3 on Clyde Long, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Elmer Wardlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Mark Hicks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Bugarin | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Clyde Long grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Eugene Portillo blocks the jumper by Donald Bugarin | 54-57 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Clyde Long can't tip it in | 54-57 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman tips it but misses | 54-57 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Eugene Portillo | 54-57 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Edward Garneau makes the 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bugarin - foul #2 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Burt (SG), Theodore Weymouth (SF) Edward Garneau, Elmer Wardlaw | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | Tom Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Mark Hicks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Bugarin | 57-60 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Garneau (SG), Elmer Wardlaw (SF) Robert Burt, Theodore Weymouth | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Sawyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Eugene Portillo is called for the reach on Dwayne Tillman - foul #3 on Eugene Portillo, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Mark Hicks is called for the reach on Eugene Portillo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hicks, team foul #11 | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Eugene Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-62 |