| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Bert Boyles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Jack Selph (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | James Ries is called for the reach on Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on James Ries, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Florida | Sergio Villegas grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Florida | Sergio Villegas makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bert Boyles | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Florida | James Ries hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Pena and he's fouled by Bert Boyles - foul #1 on Bert Boyles, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Michael Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 18:13 | Florida | Bert Boyles tips it home | 5-6 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena tips it home | 5-8 |
| 17:49 | Florida | Bert Boyles hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Ries and the foul's on Jack Selph - foul #1 on Jack Selph, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 17:49 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Bert Boyles steps in front of the Ronald Porter pass | 7-8 |
| 17:08 | Florida | Michael Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:06 | Florida | Jack Tovar tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 16:44 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Henry Armstrong | 9-10 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Don Schimke (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Ernest Herring (PF), Michael Knight (C) Henry Armstrong, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Jack Selph, Ronald Porter | |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bert Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:25 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 16:07 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Harlan Hsieh (PG), Scott Jurado (C) James Ries, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:50 | Florida | Scott Jurado makes the floater in the lane set up by Jack Tovar and he's hacked by Gerald Kelly - foul #1 on Gerald Kelly, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG) Jack Tovar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:50 | Florida | Scott Jurado makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harlan Hsieh (fresh) SG - Edward Brady (fresh) SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Schimke (fresh) C - Scott Jurado (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) SF - Gerald Kelly (fresh) PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) C - Michael Knight (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Allen Sanborn (SF), Michael Stewart (PF) Sergio Villegas, Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:15 | Florida | Edward Brady drills a floater from the right wing set up by Allen Sanborn | 15-10 |
| 14:51 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 14:50 | Florida | Allen Sanborn gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:37 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses the floater from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy is called for traveling | 15-10 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Jack Tovar (SG), Sergio Villegas (SF), Bert Boyles (C) Harlan Hsieh, Edward Brady, Allen Sanborn, Don Schimke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Ernest Herring, Michael Knight | |
| 13:49 | Florida | James Ries connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Tovar | 18-10 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack Tovar - foul #1 on Jack Tovar, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Don Schimke (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:33 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Selph | 18-11 |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias hits a jump hook in the paint | 18-13 |
| 12:56 | Florida | Bert Boyles is called for traveling | 18-13 |
| 12:34 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 12:32 | Florida | Don Schimke gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:04 | Florida | Jack Tovar comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Elias - foul #1 on Michael Elias, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Stewart (PF) Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (PF) Henry Armstrong, Michael Elias, Jack Selph | |
| 12:04 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:04 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-13 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Don Schimke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Meyer (fresh) PF - Ernest Herring (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 11:15 | Florida | Jack Tovar banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Schimke and the foul's on Howard Percy - foul #1 on Howard Percy, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Harlan Hsieh (PG), Scott Jurado (C) James Ries, Don Schimke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (C) Felix Pena, Ronald Porter | |
| 11:15 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Harlan Hsieh is called for the reach on Michael Knight - foul #1 on Harlan Hsieh, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF) Jack Tovar, Sergio Villegas | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Jack Selph (PF) Gerald Kelly, Michael Knight | |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy is hacked by Edward Brady - foul #1 on Edward Brady, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Bert Boyles (C) Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Armstrong | 23-19 |
| 09:52 | Florida | Henry Armstrong is called for the reach on Harlan Hsieh - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Jack Tovar (SG), Sergio Villegas (SF), Don Schimke (PF) Harlan Hsieh, Edward Brady, Allen Sanborn, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Howard Percy, Stephen Meyer, Ernest Herring | |
| 09:44 | Florida | James Ries clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | Don Schimke takes the ball from Henry Armstrong | 23-19 |
| 08:59 | Florida | Jack Tovar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Scott Jurado (C) Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG), Ernest Herring (PF) Henry Armstrong, Jack Selph | |
| 08:43 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring jams it set up by Felix Pena | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | Florida | Felix Pena is called for the reach on Jack Tovar - foul #1 on Felix Pena, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Stewart (PF) Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:16 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:16 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter's pass is intercepted by James Ries | 25-21 |
| 08:03 | Florida | Jack Tovar can't finish the layup | 25-21 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Ries - foul #2 on James Ries, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Harlan Hsieh (PG) James Ries | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Selph (PF) Ernest Herring | |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:58 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:46 | Florida | Jack Selph steals the ball from Don Schimke | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harlan Hsieh (fresh) SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Don Schimke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Selph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Bert Boyles (C) Jack Tovar, Don Schimke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SF), Ernest Herring (C) Howard Percy, Michael Elias, Ronald Porter | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Jack Selph makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:00 | Florida | Michael Stewart is fouled on the floor by Jack Selph - foul #2 on Jack Selph, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly (SF), Michael Knight (C) Felix Pena, Jack Selph | |
| 07:00 | Florida | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:00 | Florida | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Gerald Kelly | 27-26 |
| 06:23 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ernest Herring | 27-26 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Harlan Hsieh steals the ball from Stephen Meyer | 27-26 |
| 05:38 | Florida | Michael Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 05:37 | Florida | Bert Boyles tips it in | 29-26 |
| 05:12 | Florida | The refs have stopped play. Michael Stewart is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Don Schimke (PF), Scott Jurado (C) Edward Brady, Sergio Villegas, Michael Stewart, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Stephen Meyer, Gerald Kelly, Ernest Herring | |
| 05:08 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena is whistled for a carry | 29-26 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Howard Percy (PG) Henry Armstrong | |
| 04:50 | Florida | Scott Jurado lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Tovar | 31-26 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Don Schimke steals it from Michael Knight | 31-26 |
| 04:16 | Florida | Allen Sanborn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Sanborn, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG) Harlan Hsieh | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 04:01 | Florida | Don Schimke pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:48 | Florida | Don Schimke misses long on a shot from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Herman Short (fresh) SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) PF - Don Schimke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Jurado (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Howard Percy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Central Michigan | Howard Percy hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Felix Pena | 31-28 |
| 03:27 | Florida | Scott Jurado loses the dribble to Michael Elias | 31-28 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | Michael Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Michael Elias misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | Florida | Herman Short snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:35 | Florida | Allen Sanborn comes up short on the shot from the right block | 31-28 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter tips it in | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Florida | Jack Tovar is fouled on the floor by Michael Elias - foul #2 on Michael Elias, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Sergio Villegas (SF), Bert Boyles (C) Herman Short, Allen Sanborn, Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Gerald Kelly (SF), Jack Selph (PF), Ernest Herring (C) Howard Percy, Felix Pena, Michael Elias, Michael Knight, Ronald Porter | |
| 02:05 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Ernest Herring gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses the dunk | 31-30 |
| 01:53 | Florida | Sergio Villegas snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:29 | Florida | Sergio Villegas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:28 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Don Schimke | 31-30 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Ries | 33-30 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly is hacked by Sergio Villegas - foul #1 on Sergio Villegas, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Harlan Hsieh (SG), Michael Stewart (PF) Jack Tovar, Don Schimke | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Ronald Porter (C) Stephen Meyer, Ernest Herring | |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:49 | Central Michigan | Gerald Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Harlan Hsieh is hacked by Ronald Porter - foul #2 on Ronald Porter, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer (SF) Gerald Kelly | |
| 00:30 | Florida | Harlan Hsieh misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Harlan Hsieh makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer's floater is knocked away by Michael Stewart | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bert Boyles | 34-32 |