| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Saladin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Allen Lamoreaux (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Porfirio Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Dilday (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Straight (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | John Stroud inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight's pass is intercepted by Wayne Saladin | 39-24 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin misses the dunk but the foul's on John Petersen - foul #1 on John Petersen, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-24 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Jim Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 19:12 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin misses the jumper in the paint | 40-24 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Jim Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 19:00 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin is fouled on the floor by John Petersen - foul #2 on John Petersen, team foul #2 | 40-24 |
| 18:41 | Kansas | Jim Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Petersen | 40-24 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 18:15 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jim Thomas | 40-24 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | William Johnson dunks the ball set up by Wayne Saladin | 42-24 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Wayne Saladin steps in front of the Thomas Straight pass | 42-24 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Wayne Saladin throws it down | 44-24 |
| 17:09 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 17:07 | Central Florida | John Stroud misses the tip | 44-24 |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | John Stroud tips it in | 44-26 |
| 16:48 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Saladin | 47-26 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight hits a floater from just outside the lane | 47-28 |
| 16:24 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 47-28 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 15:56 | Central Florida | John Petersen scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Porfirio Bruno and he's fouled by Wayne Saladin - foul #1 on Wayne Saladin, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Noel Selders (PG), Phillip Murphy (SG), Tommy Page (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), James Florence (C) Wayne Saladin, Rodney Griffin, Jim Thomas, William Johnson, Allen Lamoreaux | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson (PG), Marko Zan (PF), Alfredo Diaz (C) Porfirio Bruno, Lawrence Dilday, Thomas Straight | |
| 15:56 | Central Florida | John Petersen makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Noel Selders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Page (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Florence (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kyle Johnson (fresh) SG - John Petersen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stroud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marko Zan (fresh) C - Alfredo Diaz (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Tommy Page can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Petersen - foul #3 on John Petersen, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Earl Burch (SG) John Petersen | |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Tommy Page makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Tommy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:29 | Central Florida | John Stroud scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Kyle Johnson and he's fouled by Tommy Page - foul #2 on Tommy Page, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| 15:29 | Central Florida | John Stroud makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 15:08 | Kansas | Tommy Page slams it home set up by James Florence | 51-34 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Alfredo Diaz's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Williams | 51-34 |
| 14:42 | Central Florida | Earl Burch pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:36 | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson is hacked by Daniel Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Williams, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Salvador Salgado (SF) John Stroud | |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Earl Burch knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Noel Selders - foul #1 on Noel Selders, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Saladin (PG) Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno (PG) Salvador Salgado | |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Tommy Page misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Kyle Johnson - foul #1 on Kyle Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rodney Griffin (SG), Jim Thomas (SF) Phillip Murphy, Noel Selders | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Petersen (SG), Thomas Straight (C) Earl Burch, Alfredo Diaz | |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Tommy Page misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Tommy Page misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | John Petersen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kyle Johnson | 51-40 |
| 13:03 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Daniel Williams (PF), Allen Lamoreaux (C) Tommy Page, James Florence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Stroud (SF), Lawrence Dilday (PF) Kyle Johnson, Marko Zan | |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Wayne Saladin - foul #2 on Wayne Saladin, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alfredo Diaz (PF) Lawrence Dilday | |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:21 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Petersen | 51-45 |
| 12:05 | Kansas | Wayne Saladin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 12:03 | Kansas | Jim Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:49 | Kansas | Wayne Saladin buries a jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Saladin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Porfirio Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Diaz (fresh) C - Thomas Straight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 11:31 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:23 | Kansas | Jim Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 11:21 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | John Stroud snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | John Stroud hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 10:54 | Kansas | Daniel Williams snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:42 | Kansas | Jim Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Williams - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Noel Selders (PG), Phillip Murphy (SG), Tommy Page (SF), William Johnson (PF), James Florence (C) Wayne Saladin, Rodney Griffin, Jim Thomas, Daniel Williams, Allen Lamoreaux | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson (PG), Earl Burch (SG), Salvador Salgado (SF), Lawrence Dilday (PF) Porfirio Bruno, John Petersen, John Stroud, Alfredo Diaz | |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:13 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marko Zan (C) Thomas Straight | |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Marko Zan is hacked by James Florence - foul #4 on James Florence, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Marko Zan misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Salvador Salgado grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday can't connect on a shot from the right block | 55-47 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Tommy Page pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | James Florence grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | Tommy Page hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 55-47 |
| 09:22 | Kansas | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:07 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy misses short on a shot from the left block | 55-47 |
| 09:05 | Central Florida | Salvador Salgado snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Earl Burch misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Petersen (SG) Salvador Salgado | |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy is hacked by John Petersen - foul #4 on John Petersen, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno (PG), Thomas Straight (C) Earl Burch, Lawrence Dilday | |
| 08:25 | Kansas | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | John Petersen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Porfirio Bruno | 55-52 |
| 07:57 | Kansas | Tommy Page is denied on a layup by Marko Zan | 55-52 |
| 07:55 | Kansas | Tommy Page tips it back up and in | 57-52 |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 07:30 | Kansas | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Noel Selders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Florence (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Porfirio Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Petersen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marko Zan (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Straight (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kansas | James Florence buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Noel Selders | 59-52 |
| 07:04 | Central Florida | John Petersen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 07:03 | Kansas | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Noel Selders | 62-52 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno connects on the jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Kansas | Porfirio Bruno steals it from William Johnson | 62-54 |
| 05:56 | Central Florida | Marko Zan drills a jumper near the basket | 62-56 |
| 05:56 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Saladin (PG), Rodney Griffin (SG), Jim Thomas (SF), Allen Lamoreaux (C) Noel Selders, Phillip Murphy, William Johnson, James Florence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Stroud (SF), Lawrence Dilday (PF), Alfredo Diaz (C) Kyle Johnson, Marko Zan, Thomas Straight | |
| 05:35 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | John Stroud gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Porfirio Bruno | 62-58 |
| 04:52 | Kansas | Jim Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Alfredo Diaz gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:31 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:29 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Wayne Saladin | 62-58 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Alfredo Diaz is called for the reach on Allen Lamoreaux - foul #2 on Alfredo Diaz, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Daniel Williams (PF) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson (PG), Earl Burch (SG), Thomas Straight (C) Porfirio Bruno, John Petersen, Alfredo Diaz | |
| 04:02 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Saladin | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Straight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 64-58 |
| 03:54 | Kansas | Daniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:47 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Wayne Saladin | 66-58 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 03:37 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Thomas Straight steps in front of the Daniel Williams pass | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Wayne Saladin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Griffin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Kyle Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Burch (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Dilday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Straight (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Wayne Saladin - foul #3 on Wayne Saladin, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kansas | Noel Selders (PG), Phillip Murphy (SG), William Johnson (PF), James Florence (C) Wayne Saladin, Rodney Griffin, Daniel Williams, Allen Lamoreaux | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Petersen (SG), Marko Zan (PF) Earl Burch, Lawrence Dilday | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Kyle Johnson makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Kansas | Wayne Saladin (PG), Rodney Griffin (SG), Tommy Page (C) Noel Selders, Phillip Murphy, James Florence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno (PG) Kyle Johnson | |
| 02:44 | Kansas | Tommy Page loses the ball out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Central Florida | John Petersen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 02:30 | Kansas | Tommy Page snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 02:20 | Kansas | Jim Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | Marko Zan's pass is intercepted by Wayne Saladin | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Kansas | Rodney Griffin loses the dribble to John Stroud | 69-61 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno lays it in set up by John Stroud | 69-63 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | Marko Zan swats the short shot by William Johnson | 69-63 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Tommy Page tips it back up and in | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | Wayne Saladin is called for the reach on Porfirio Bruno - foul #4 on Wayne Saladin, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Kansas | Allen Lamoreaux (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday (PF) Marko Zan | |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:00 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:00 | Kansas | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Porfirio Bruno is called for the reach on William Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Porfirio Bruno, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Phillip Murphy (SG), Noel Selders (SF), Tommy Page (C) Rodney Griffin, Jim Thomas, Allen Lamoreaux | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:59 | Kansas | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | John Petersen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-64 |
| 00:52 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:52 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Daniel Williams (PF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Porfirio Bruno - foul #2 on Porfirio Bruno, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Tommy Page snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Tommy Page is hacked by John Stroud - foul #4 on John Stroud, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Tommy Page makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Tommy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | John Stroud comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 75-64 |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | John Stroud's pass is intercepted by Phillip Murphy | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Kansas | Phillip Murphy lays it in | 77-64 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Porfirio Bruno comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 77-64 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | Wayne Saladin gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Wayne Saladin runs out the clock | 77-64 |