| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Jackie Ziegenbein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph McGeough (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Caroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Commander (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Jack Nowlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Davis (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lester Bremner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 19:29 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Curtis Commander | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Nowlin - foul #2 on Jack Nowlin, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 19:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson loses the dribble to Samuel Brooks | 42-35 |
| 19:12 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 18:56 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Ray | 44-37 |
| 18:38 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido (PG) Jackie Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan (PG), John Thomas (SG), Devin Brown (SF), Hu Chiou (PF), Ray Horn (C) Jack Nowlin, Robert Ray, Alexander Davis, John Thompson, Lester Bremner | |
| 18:38 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:38 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 18:19 | Benedict | David Caroll snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:15 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 18:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ray Horn gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas is hacked by David Caroll - foul #1 on David Caroll, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Benedict | Michael James (SG), John Metcalf (SF), Thomas Corle (PF) Samuel Brooks, Joseph McGeough, David Caroll | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 17:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:50 | Florida Gulf Coast | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Horn | 45-37 |
| 17:37 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray (SG) John Thomas | |
| 17:35 | Benedict | Joseph Duncan steals it from Michael James in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 17:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Duncan | 45-39 |
| 17:13 | Benedict | John Metcalf hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Commander | 48-39 |
| 16:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Metcalf takes the ball from Ray Horn | 48-39 |
| 16:54 | Benedict | John Metcalf banks in the layup | 50-39 |
| 16:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Corle - foul #3 on Thomas Corle, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG), Patrick Walker (SG), Joseph McGeough (SF), David Caroll (PF) Jonathan Salcido, Michael James, John Metcalf, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin (PG), John Thomas (SG), Alexander Davis (SF), Lester Bremner (C) Joseph Duncan, Robert Ray, Devin Brown, Ray Horn | |
| 16:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 16:23 | Benedict | David Caroll connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jackie Ziegenbein | 52-41 |
| 16:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas loses the dribble to Jackie Ziegenbein | 52-41 |
| 16:07 | Benedict | Patrick Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Jackie Ziegenbein | 54-41 |
| 16:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph McGeough - foul #1 on Joseph McGeough, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Benedict | Samuel Brooks (SG) Patrick Walker | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray (SG), John Thompson (PF) John Thomas, Hu Chiou | |
| 16:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 16:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Jackie Ziegenbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph McGeough (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Caroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Commander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Jack Nowlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Davis (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lester Bremner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough loses the ball out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jim Teague (PG), Thomas Corle (C) Jackie Ziegenbein, Curtis Commander | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Adrian Jones (SF), Steve Gilliam (C) Alexander Davis, Lester Bremner | |
| 15:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Corle - foul #4 on Thomas Corle, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Benedict | Michael James (SF), John Metcalf (C) Joseph McGeough, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 15:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 15:34 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:21 | Benedict | John Metcalf misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 15:20 | Benedict | David Caroll snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 15:05 | Benedict | David Caroll steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-44 |
| 14:48 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido (SG), Joseph McGeough (SF), Curtis Commander (C) Samuel Brooks, Michael James, John Metcalf | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 14:35 | Benedict | Steve Gilliam steals the ball from Joseph McGeough | 54-44 |
| 14:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Adrian Jones comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 14:29 | Benedict | David Caroll pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:23 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 14:22 | Benedict | David Caroll grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:11 | Benedict | Curtis Commander can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 54-44 |
| 14:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Thomas | 54-47 |
| 13:39 | Benedict | Jim Teague hits the finger roll | 56-47 |
| 13:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson loses the dribble to David Caroll | 56-47 |
| 12:56 | Benedict | Jim Teague is fouled on the floor by Steve Gilliam - foul #3 on Steve Gilliam, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG), Samuel Brooks (SG), Michael James (SF), John Metcalf (PF) Jim Teague, Jonathan Salcido, Joseph McGeough, David Caroll | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Alexander Davis (SF), Ray Horn (PF), Lester Bremner (C) Jack Nowlin, John Thomas, Adrian Jones, John Thompson, Steve Gilliam | |
| 12:37 | Benedict | Curtis Commander scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael James | 58-47 |
| 12:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael James - foul #3 on Michael James, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| 12:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:29 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Curtis Commander | 58-47 |
| 12:07 | Benedict | Michael James drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Brooks | 60-47 |
| 12:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Davis | 60-49 |
| 11:42 | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 11:40 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Jackie Ziegenbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Metcalf (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Commander (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Ray Horn (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Lester Bremner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 11:31 | Benedict | Michael James gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:25 | Benedict | Curtis Commander banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Metcalf | 62-49 |
| 11:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 10:46 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-52 |
| 10:45 | Benedict | John Metcalf misses the tip | 62-52 |
| 10:44 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Lester Bremner | 62-52 |
| 10:37 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Duncan | 62-55 |
| 10:34 | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Subs | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein (PG), Patrick Walker (SG), Joseph McGeough (SF), David Caroll (PF) Jackie Ziegenbein, Samuel Brooks, Michael James, Curtis Commander | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin (PG), Devin Brown (SF), John Thompson (PF), Hu Chiou (C) Joseph Duncan, Alexander Davis, Ray Horn, Lester Bremner | |
| 10:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown's floater is tipped away by Joseph McGeough | 62-55 |
| 10:11 | Benedict | David Caroll gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:05 | Benedict | Patrick Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-55 |
| 10:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 09:59 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jack Nowlin | 62-58 |
| 09:35 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough is hacked by Robert Ray - foul #3 on Robert Ray, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jim Teague (PG), Jonathan Salcido (SG), Curtis Commander (C) Stanley Leibenstein, Patrick Walker, John Metcalf | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas (SG), Lester Bremner (C) Robert Ray, John Thompson | |
| 09:19 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough drills a shot from the right block set up by Curtis Commander | 64-58 |
| 09:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jack Nowlin | 64-61 |
| 08:54 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Devin Brown - foul #3 on Devin Brown, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan (PG), Alexander Davis (SF), John Thompson (PF) Jack Nowlin, Devin Brown, Hu Chiou | |
| 08:54 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:54 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan is hacked by Jonathan Salcido - foul #1 on Jonathan Salcido, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Benedict | Patrick Walker (SG) Jonathan Salcido | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Steve Gilliam (C) Lester Bremner | |
| 08:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph McGeough is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #2 on Joseph McGeough, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein (PG), Samuel Brooks (SG), John Metcalf (C) Jim Teague, Patrick Walker, Curtis Commander | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 08:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 08:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 08:19 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 08:15 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks's pass is intercepted by John Thomas in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 08:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis misses the lay-in | 65-62 |
| 08:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Gilliam | 65-62 |
| 07:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Gilliam | 65-65 |
| 07:48 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG), Michael James (SF), Thomas Corle (C) Stanley Leibenstein, Joseph McGeough, John Metcalf | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Adrian Jones (SF), Lester Bremner (C) Joseph Duncan, John Thomas, Alexander Davis, Steve Gilliam | |
| 07:35 | Benedict | The jumper by David Caroll is denied by John Thompson | 65-65 |
| 07:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Jackie Ziegenbein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Caroll (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Corle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Jack Nowlin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adrian Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Bremner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackie Ziegenbein steals it from Lester Bremner | 65-65 |
| 07:01 | Benedict | David Caroll hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Ray - foul #4 on Robert Ray, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jim Teague (PG), Jonathan Salcido (SF) Jackie Ziegenbein, Samuel Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis (SF), Ray Horn (PF), Hu Chiou (C) Adrian Jones, John Thompson, Lester Bremner | |
| 07:01 | Benedict | David Caroll misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:01 | Benedict | David Caroll makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | David Caroll takes the ball from Jack Nowlin | 66-65 |
| 06:49 | Benedict | Ray Horn steps in front of the Michael James pass in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 06:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Jim Teague - foul #4 on Jim Teague, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Benedict | Joseph McGeough (SF), Curtis Commander (C) Michael James, David Caroll | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan (PG), Devin Brown (SG) Jack Nowlin, Robert Ray | |
| 06:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 06:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:36 | Benedict | Jim Teague is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas (SG) Alexander Davis | |
| 06:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 66-69 |
| 06:12 | Benedict | The jump hook by Thomas Corle is blocked by Ray Horn | 66-69 |
| 06:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 06:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ray Horn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 06:03 | Benedict | Thomas Corle snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 05:59 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 05:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Hu Chiou misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 69-69 |
| 05:38 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Thomas Corle | 69-69 |
| 05:34 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Horn | 69-69 |
| 05:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 05:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown is hacked by Joseph McGeough - foul #3 on Joseph McGeough, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG), Patrick Walker (SG), John Metcalf (PF) Jim Teague, Jonathan Salcido, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Adrian Jones (PG), Robert Ray (SG), Steve Gilliam (PF), Lester Bremner (C) Joseph Duncan, John Thomas, Hu Chiou, Ray Horn | |
| 05:29 | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:29 | Benedict | John Metcalf grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 05:15 | Benedict | John Metcalf misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Gilliam - foul #4 on Steve Gilliam, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Benedict | Samuel Brooks (SG), Michael James (SF) Patrick Walker, Joseph McGeough | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin (PG) Devin Brown | |
| 05:15 | Benedict | John Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:15 | Benedict | John Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Commander - foul #1 on Curtis Commander, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Benedict | David Caroll (PF) Curtis Commander | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 04:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:35 | Benedict | David Caroll drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael James | 73-71 |
| 04:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner is hacked by John Metcalf - foul #1 on John Metcalf, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein (PG), Patrick Walker (SG), Joseph McGeough (SF) Jackie Ziegenbein, Samuel Brooks, Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis (SF), John Thompson (PF) Adrian Jones, Steve Gilliam | |
| 04:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:08 | Benedict | John Metcalf misses the easy layup | 73-72 |
| 04:06 | Benedict | John Metcalf snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:44 | Benedict | Joseph McGeough makes the jump hook from the right block | 75-72 |
| 03:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | David Caroll steals the ball from John Thompson | 75-72 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Stanley Leibenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph McGeough (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Caroll (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - John Metcalf (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Jack Nowlin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ray (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alexander Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Bremner (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein is hacked by Jack Nowlin - foul #3 on Jack Nowlin, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jim Teague (PG), Jonathan Salcido (SF), Curtis Commander (C) Joseph McGeough, David Caroll, John Metcalf | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan (PG), John Thomas (SG), Hu Chiou (C) Jack Nowlin, Robert Ray, Lester Bremner | |
| 03:25 | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:25 | Benedict | Stanley Leibenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 03:25 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 76-72 |
| 03:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Joseph Duncan | 76-74 |
| 03:17 | Benedict | Joseph Duncan takes the ball from Patrick Walker in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 03:15 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Duncan | 76-76 |
| 03:13 | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Samuel Brooks (SG), Thomas Corle (PF) Patrick Walker, Stanley Leibenstein | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Ray Horn (PF) John Thompson | |
| 02:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 02:56 | Benedict | Thomas Corle grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:50 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Michael James (C) Curtis Commander | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Devin Brown (SF), Steve Gilliam (C) Alexander Davis, Hu Chiou | |
| 02:38 | Florida Gulf Coast | Ray Horn is whistled for a carry | 76-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Curtis Commander (C) Jonathan Salcido | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 02:29 | Benedict | Thomas Corle hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Ray Horn - foul #2 on Ray Horn, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson (PF) Ray Horn | |
| 02:29 | Benedict | Thomas Corle makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:10 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Duncan misses the easy layup | 79-76 |
| 02:08 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Samuel Brooks | 79-76 |
| 02:06 | Benedict | Michael James is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Duncan - foul #1 on Joseph Duncan, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG), Joseph McGeough (SF), David Caroll (PF) Jim Teague, Samuel Brooks, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Jack Nowlin (PG), Alexander Davis (SF), Hu Chiou (C) Joseph Duncan, Devin Brown, Steve Gilliam | |
| 02:06 | Benedict | Michael James makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:06 | Benedict | Michael James makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas can't finish the layup | 81-76 |
| 01:52 | Benedict | Curtis Commander snags the defensive board | 81-76 |
| 01:52 | Benedict | Benedict calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jim Teague (PG), Samuel Brooks (SG) Jackie Ziegenbein, Michael James | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray (SG), Lester Bremner (C) John Thomas, Hu Chiou | |
| 01:35 | Benedict | David Caroll hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 81-76 |
| 01:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jim Teague - foul #5 on Jim Teague, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jackie Ziegenbein (PG) Jim Teague | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 01:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 01:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Robert Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:04 | Benedict | Curtis Commander is called for traveling | 81-78 |
| 00:45 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 00:43 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis snags the offensive board | 81-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thompson's layup is rejected by David Caroll | 81-78 |
| 00:22 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Curtis Commander | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Benedict | Robert Ray is called for the reach on Curtis Commander in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Ray, team foul #12 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Benedict | Jonathan Salcido (PG), Michael James (PF) Jackie Ziegenbein, David Caroll | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas (SG) Robert Ray | |
| 00:19 | Benedict | Curtis Commander makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:19 | Benedict | Curtis Commander misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:19 | Florida Gulf Coast | Lester Bremner pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alexander Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 00:09 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks is hacked by Jack Nowlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Nowlin, team foul #13 | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:07 | Benedict | Samuel Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | John Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-78 |