| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Dale Wise (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Jordon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Dale Unger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Kumar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackson Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 19:39 | Benedict | Dale Wise tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 19:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 19:28 | Benedict | Herman Lee pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 19:24 | Benedict | Dale Wise misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 19:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Jackson Baker | 44-41 |
| 19:13 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 19:12 | Benedict | Jason French pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 19:08 | Benedict | Dale Wise misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 19:07 | Benedict | Jason French misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 19:06 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 19:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Unger | 44-43 |
| 18:56 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Dale Wise | 46-43 |
| 18:36 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 18:31 | Benedict | Jason French hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 46-46 |
| 18:30 | Benedict | Jason French grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 18:20 | Benedict | Dale Wise misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dale Unger - foul #2 on Dale Unger, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Benedict | Raymond Williams (SG), Fritz Thomason (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Herman Lee, Vernon Jordon, Jason French, Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson (PG), Thomas Farr (SG), Bernard Salter (SF), Randy Lacy (PF), Alfred Jackson (C) Dale Unger, Joey Kumar, Raymond Smith, Jackson Baker, Rodney Frost | |
| 18:20 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 18:20 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 18:06 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson misses the dunk attempt | 48-46 |
| 18:04 | Benedict | Ronald Dillard pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:58 | Benedict | Raymond Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 17:56 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 17:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Alfred Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:49 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Farr | 48-49 |
| 17:30 | Benedict | Raymond Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side | 50-49 |
| 17:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-49 |
| 17:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 17:01 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Farr | 50-51 |
| 16:33 | Benedict | Ronald Dillard hits a runner near the basket | 52-51 |
| 16:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Bernard Salter connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Richardson and he's fouled by Fritz Thomason - foul #1 on Fritz Thomason, team foul #1 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Benedict | Clarence Bowman (PG), Herman Lee (SG), Vernon Jordon (SF), Jason French (PF), Wayne Hicks (C) Dale Wise, Raymond Williams, Fritz Thomason, Gerald Johnson, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger (PG), Raymond Smith (SF), Joseph Rew (PF), Rodney Frost (C) Paul Richardson, Thomas Farr, Randy Lacy, Alfred Jackson | |
| 16:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Bernard Salter makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:52 | Benedict | Jason French misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 15:51 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Clarence Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herman Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Jordon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason French (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Dale Unger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Salter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Rew (fresh) C - Rodney Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost is fouled on the floor by Wayne Hicks - foul #3 on Wayne Hicks, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar (SG), Tyrone Lavoie (SF), Jackson Baker (PF) Bernard Salter, Raymond Smith, Joseph Rew | |
| 15:17 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 15:15 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 15:10 | Benedict | Dale Unger steals the ball from Clarence Bowman | 54-54 |
| 14:56 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Unger | 54-56 |
| 14:37 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks misses long on a shot from close range | 54-56 |
| 14:36 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 14:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | Vernon Jordon steals the ball from Joey Kumar | 54-56 |
| 14:19 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Lee | 56-56 |
| 13:59 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 13:55 | Benedict | Herman Lee makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Bowman | 59-58 |
| 13:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Jordon - foul #1 on Vernon Jordon, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Benedict | Raymond Williams (PG), Roger Richardson (SG), Fritz Thomason (SF), Jerome Wasser (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Clarence Bowman, Herman Lee, Vernon Jordon, Jason French, Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson (PG), Thomas Farr (SG), Joseph Rew (PF), Randy Lacy (C) Dale Unger, Joey Kumar, Jackson Baker, Rodney Frost | |
| 13:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 13:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 13:11 | Benedict | Fritz Thomason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 13:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Paul Richardson | 59-59 |
| 12:50 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-59 |
| 12:48 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Raymond Williams | 59-59 |
| 12:42 | Benedict | Raymond Williams is hacked by Paul Richardson - foul #2 on Paul Richardson, team foul #2 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Benedict | Ronald Dillard (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith (SF) Tyrone Lavoie | |
| 12:27 | Benedict | Raymond Williams clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Randy Lacy - foul #1 on Randy Lacy, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Benedict | Dale Wise (PG), Jason French (PF) Roger Richardson, Fritz Thomason | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar (SG), Jackson Baker (PF) Thomas Farr, Joseph Rew | |
| 12:27 | Benedict | Raymond Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 12:27 | Benedict | Raymond Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 12:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Randy Lacy pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 12:21 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 12:19 | Benedict | Raymond Williams grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 12:16 | Benedict | Jerome Wasser is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Smith - foul #3 on Raymond Smith, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Benedict | Herman Lee (SG), Vernon Jordon (SF) Raymond Williams, Jerome Wasser | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Alfred Jackson (C) Randy Lacy | |
| 11:57 | Benedict | Herman Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dale Wise | 63-59 |
| 11:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Vernon Jordon steals the ball from Joey Kumar | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Dale Wise (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Jordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Paul Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Kumar (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jackson Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Benedict | Herman Lee hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jason French | 65-59 |
| 11:07 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jason French - foul #2 on Jason French, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Benedict | Roger Richardson (SG), Fritz Thomason (SF), Jerome Wasser (PF), Wayne Hicks (C) Herman Lee, Vernon Jordon, Jason French, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger (PG), Thomas Farr (SG), Bernard Salter (SF), Randy Lacy (C) Paul Richardson, Joey Kumar, Raymond Smith, Alfred Jackson | |
| 11:07 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 11:07 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 10:50 | Benedict | Randy Lacy steals it from Fritz Thomason | 65-60 |
| 10:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bernard Salter | 65-62 |
| 10:26 | Benedict | Jerome Wasser is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 10:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 10:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Roger Richardson - foul #3 on Roger Richardson, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Benedict | Raymond Williams (PG), Clarence Bowman (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) Dale Wise, Roger Richardson, Jerome Wasser | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith (SF), Joseph Rew (PF) Bernard Salter, Jackson Baker | |
| 10:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 10:20 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:58 | Benedict | Raymond Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 09:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Randy Lacy snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 09:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 09:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 09:35 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 65-64 |
| 09:33 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 09:29 | Benedict | Raymond Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Bowman | 67-64 |
| 09:24 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 09:23 | Florida Gulf Coast | Randy Lacy can't tip it in | 67-64 |
| 09:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Rew snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 09:02 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Rew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Benedict | Dale Wise (PG), Roger Richardson (SG), Jerome Wasser (SF), Jason French (PF) Raymond Williams, Clarence Bowman, Fritz Thomason, Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson (PG), Bernard Salter (SG), Tyrone Lavoie (SF), Jackson Baker (PF), Rodney Frost (C) Dale Unger, Thomas Farr, Raymond Smith, Joseph Rew, Randy Lacy | |
| 09:00 | Benedict | Dale Wise throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 08:48 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie's pass is intercepted by Dale Wise | 67-64 |
| 08:46 | Benedict | Dale Wise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 08:33 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bernard Salter | 67-67 |
| 08:12 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Wise | 69-67 |
| 07:56 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-67 |
| 07:55 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Jerome Wasser | 69-67 |
| 07:53 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bernard Salter in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 07:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Dale Wise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jerome Wasser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason French (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Paul Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Salter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Lavoie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jackson Baker (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Frost (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Benedict | Jason French connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dale Wise | 71-69 |
| 06:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Roger Richardson - foul #4 on Roger Richardson, team foul #6 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Benedict | Raymond Williams (PG), Herman Lee (SG), Vernon Jordon (SF), Ronald Dillard (PF), Wayne Hicks (C) Dale Wise, Roger Richardson, Jerome Wasser, Jason French, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Joseph Rew (PF), Alfred Jackson (C) Bernard Salter, Tyrone Lavoie, Jackson Baker, Rodney Frost | |
| 06:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:51 | Benedict | Raymond Smith steps in front of the Vernon Jordon pass in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 06:36 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 06:35 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson grabs the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 06:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Wayne Hicks steps in front of the Paul Richardson pass | 71-71 |
| 06:20 | Benedict | Raymond Williams is hacked by Paul Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Richardson, team foul #5 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Benedict | Fritz Thomason (C) Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr (PG) Paul Richardson | |
| 06:06 | Benedict | Raymond Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 06:05 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joseph Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 06:00 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Jackson | 71-74 |
| 05:43 | Benedict | Fritz Thomason misses short on an open runner from the right block | 71-74 |
| 05:41 | Benedict | Raymond Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 05:35 | Benedict | Ronald Dillard misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 71-74 |
| 05:34 | Benedict | Ronald Dillard grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 05:28 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joey Kumar - foul #2 on Joey Kumar, team foul #6 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Clarence Bowman (PG), Jason French (PF) Raymond Williams, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger (PG), Randy Lacy (PF) Joey Kumar, Joseph Rew | |
| 05:28 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 05:28 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 05:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Randy Lacy | 71-74 |
| 05:22 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-74 |
| 05:21 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 05:19 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Smith - foul #4 on Raymond Smith, team foul #7 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Wayne Hicks (C) Fritz Thomason | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar (SG), Rodney Frost (C) Thomas Farr, Alfred Jackson | |
| 05:19 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 05:19 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 05:03 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 05:01 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| 04:55 | Benedict | Herman Lee misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-74 |
| 04:53 | Florida Gulf Coast | The rebound goes to Randy Lacy | 73-74 |
| 04:46 | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-74 |
| 04:45 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 04:40 | Benedict | Clarence Bowman is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Lee | 76-74 |
| 04:26 | Florida Gulf Coast | The jumper by Raymond Smith is denied by Jason French | 76-74 |
| 04:25 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 04:21 | Benedict | Herman Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Kumar - foul #3 on Joey Kumar, team foul #8 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Fritz Thomason (SF), Jerome Wasser (PF) Vernon Jordon, Jason French | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr (PG), Paul Richardson (SG), Bernard Salter (SF), Jackson Baker (PF) Dale Unger, Joey Kumar, Raymond Smith, Rodney Frost | |
| 04:21 | Benedict | Herman Lee makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:21 | Benedict | Herman Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 04:12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Bernard Salter misses the lay-in | 78-74 |
| 04:11 | Benedict | Jerome Wasser gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 04:09 | Benedict | Herman Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Raymond Williams (PG), Roger Richardson (SG) Clarence Bowman, Herman Lee | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 03:55 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jerome Wasser steps in front of the Randy Lacy pass | 78-74 |
| 03:44 | Benedict | Raymond Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 78-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Dale Wise (PG), Gerald Johnson (C) Roger Richardson, Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Alfred Jackson (C) Jackson Baker | |
| 03:30 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 03:28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Randy Lacy gets the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Benedict | PG - Dale Wise (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fritz Thomason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerome Wasser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida Gulf Coast | PG - Thomas Farr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Richardson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Salter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randy Lacy (fairly fresh) 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 03:08 | Florida Gulf Coast | Randy Lacy grabs the offensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 02:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr is hacked by Fritz Thomason - foul #2 on Fritz Thomason, team foul #7 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Benedict | Clarence Bowman (PG), Roger Richardson (SG), Vernon Jordon (SF), Jason French (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Dale Wise, Raymond Williams, Fritz Thomason, Jerome Wasser, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger (PG), Tyrone Lavoie (SF), Joseph Rew (PF) Paul Richardson, Bernard Salter, Alfred Jackson | |
| 02:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:51 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:49 | Benedict | Benedict calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Dale Wise (PG) Roger Richardson | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 02:37 | Benedict | Dale Wise is fouled on the floor by Randy Lacy - foul #2 on Randy Lacy, team foul #9 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar (SG) Thomas Farr | |
| 02:37 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:37 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Tyrone Lavoie can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-76 |
| 02:15 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Vernon Jordon | 80-76 |
| 02:11 | Benedict | Randy Lacy takes the ball from Ronald Dillard | 80-76 |
| 02:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Joey Kumar misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-76 |
| 02:03 | Benedict | The rebound goes to Ronald Dillard | 80-76 |
| 01:59 | Benedict | Clarence Bowman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joey Kumar - foul #4 on Joey Kumar, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Herman Lee (SG), Wayne Hicks (C) Dale Wise, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Raymond Smith (SF), Jackson Baker (PF), Rodney Frost (C) Tyrone Lavoie, Joseph Rew, Randy Lacy | |
| 01:59 | Benedict | Clarence Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:59 | Benedict | Clarence Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 82-76 |
| 01:41 | Benedict | Clarence Bowman gets the rebound | 82-76 |
| 01:36 | Benedict | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Vernon Jordon - foul #5 on Raymond Smith, team foul #11 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Benedict | Dale Wise (PG) Clarence Bowman | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Bernard Salter (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| 01:36 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 01:36 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost blows the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Hicks - foul #4 on Wayne Hicks, team foul #8 | 84-76 |
| 01:25 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:25 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:25 | Benedict | Jason French snags the defensive board | 84-77 |
| 01:22 | Benedict | Herman Lee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-77 |
| 01:02 | Benedict | Wayne Hicks pulls down the rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:59 | Benedict | Jackson Baker is called for the reach on Vernon Jordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackson Baker, team foul #12 | 84-77 |
| 00:59 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:59 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger's pass is intercepted by Dale Wise in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Benedict | Herman Lee is hacked by Joey Kumar - foul #5 on Joey Kumar, team foul #13 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Paul Richardson (SG) Joey Kumar | |
| 00:54 | Benedict | Herman Lee misses the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:54 | Benedict | Herman Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:49 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker scores on a runner from the baseline | 87-79 |
| 00:47 | Benedict | Jason French is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Richardson - foul #4 on Paul Richardson, team foul #14 | 87-79 |
| 00:47 | Benedict | Jason French makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:47 | Benedict | Jason French misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:47 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker grabs the board | 88-79 |
| 00:42 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 88-79 |
| 00:41 | Florida Gulf Coast | Bernard Salter grabs the offensive board | 88-79 |
| 00:39 | Florida Gulf Coast | Dale Unger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Richardson | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Benedict | Dale Unger is called for the reach on Dale Wise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Unger, team foul #15 | 88-82 |
| 00:37 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:37 | Benedict | Dale Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker is hacked by Wayne Hicks - foul #5 on Wayne Hicks, team foul #9 | 90-82 |
| Subs | Benedict | Gerald Johnson (C) Wayne Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | | |
| 00:32 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker misses the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:32 | Benedict | Jason French snags the defensive board | 90-82 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Benedict | Jason French is hacked by Paul Richardson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Richardson, team foul #16 | 90-82 |
| Subs | Benedict | | |
| Subs | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr (SG) Paul Richardson | |
| 00:31 | Benedict | Jason French makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:31 | Benedict | Jason French misses the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:31 | Florida Gulf Coast | Rodney Frost grabs the board | 91-82 |
| 00:27 | Florida Gulf Coast | Jackson Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-82 |
| 00:26 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon is hacked by Dale Unger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Unger, team foul #17 | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon misses the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Benedict | Vernon Jordon misses the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Benedict | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 91-82 |
| 00:20 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jackson Baker - foul #3 on Jackson Baker, team foul #18 | 91-82 |
| 00:20 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:20 | Benedict | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:14 | Florida Gulf Coast | Thomas Farr misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 93-82 |
| 00:12 | Benedict | Jason French grabs the defensive rebound | 93-82 |
| Game Plan | Benedict | Benedict is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Benedict | Dale Wise runs out the clock | 93-82 |