| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Connell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randall Price (fresh) 11 pts. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hector Benitez (fresh) C - Alfredo Bermudez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Earl Burch is hacked by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Harold Palmer - foul #3 on Harold Palmer, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Randall Price throws it down on a nice dish by John Connell | 33-21 |
| 18:37 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-21 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | Michael Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Johnson | 36-21 |
| 17:54 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-23 |
| 17:25 | Iowa State | Randall Price jams the wide open dunk | 38-23 |
| 17:01 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-23 |
| 17:00 | Iowa State | Michael Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:35 | Iowa State | Hector Benitez steals the ball from Michael Walker | 38-23 |
| 16:23 | Central Florida | Earl Burch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | John Connell pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:13 | Iowa State | Randall Price is hacked by Louis Henderson - foul #2 on Louis Henderson, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum (PG), Theodore Hassler (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), William Ballesteros (C) Harold Palmer, Michael Walker, John Connell, Randall Price, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone (SF) Marvin Crump | |
| 15:56 | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Goodrum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Theodore Hassler (fresh) SF - Arthur Fernando (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ballesteros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Barone (fresh) PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | Earl Burch scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Louis Henderson | 38-25 |
| 15:15 | Iowa State | Theodore Hassler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Walker (SG), John Connell (SF) Theodore Hassler, Arthur Fernando | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Malcolm Barone | 38-27 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | John Connell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 14:34 | Iowa State | William Ballesteros hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 14:12 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson is hacked by Joe Goodrum - foul #2 on Joe Goodrum, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), Randall Price (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Joe Goodrum, Rogelio Russo, William Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Crump (SF) Malcolm Barone | |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez makes the shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:32 | Iowa State | Richard Johnson lays it up and in set up by Randall Price | 42-29 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Randall Price | 42-29 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Michael Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Earl Burch loses the ball out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Rogelio Russo (C) Michael Walker, John Connell, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:09 | Iowa State | Randall Price misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-29 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 11:48 | Central Florida | Randall Price swats the short shot by Earl Burch | 42-29 |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | Randall Price snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joe Goodrum (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Fernando (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randall Price (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Burch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hector Benitez (tiring) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Rogelio Russo is hacked by Louis Henderson - foul #3 on Louis Henderson, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Theodore Hassler (SG) Harold Palmer | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), Lawrence Dilday (PF) Louis Henderson, Hector Benitez | |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Earl Burch pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Burch | 42-31 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Randall Price misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Gullett - foul #1 on James Gullett, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Walker (SG), John Connell (SF), Richard Johnson (C) Theodore Hassler, Arthur Fernando, Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone (SF), Reynaldo Hernandez (PF) Marvin Crump, Alfredo Bermudez | |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Randall Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Randall Price makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Earl Burch splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Gullett | 44-33 |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | Michael Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Dilday - foul #1 on Lawrence Dilday, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), Rogelio Russo (PF) Joe Goodrum, Randall Price | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), Hector Benitez (PF) James Gullett, Reynaldo Hernandez | |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | Michael Walker misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:31 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 09:30 | Iowa State | Michael Walker snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 09:11 | Iowa State | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Dilday | 45-33 |
| 08:46 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hector Benitez | 45-35 |
| 08:17 | Iowa State | Michael Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | John Connell gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | John Connell makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum (PG), Randall Price (PF), William Ballesteros (C) Harold Palmer, Rogelio Russo, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Alfredo Bermudez (C) Earl Burch, Malcolm Barone, Hector Benitez | |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:35 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Goodrum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Walker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Connell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Price (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ballesteros (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Gullett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Dilday (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa State | William Ballesteros is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Fernando (SF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:39 | Central Florida | Lawrence Dilday's floater is tipped away by William Ballesteros | 48-37 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Ballesteros | 48-37 |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | Randall Price slams it home on a great pass from Joe Goodrum | 50-37 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 05:56 | Iowa State | Randall Price grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Randall Price buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Goodrum | 52-37 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez travels with the ball | 52-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), Michael Walker (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Joe Goodrum, John Connell, Arthur Fernando, William Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Earl Burch (SG), Hector Benitez (PF) Louis Henderson, Lawrence Dilday | |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Randall Price comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 52-37 |
| 04:59 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Earl Burch misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Earl Burch misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 04:37 | Iowa State | James Gullett steps in front of the Randall Price pass | 52-38 |
| 04:29 | Central Florida | James Gullett is alone and drills a floater in the paint | 52-40 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | Randall Price loses the dribble to Earl Burch | 52-40 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randall Price - foul #1 on Randall Price, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Connell (SF) Randall Price | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG) James Gullett | |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Marvin Crump makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | John Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Earl Burch pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Walker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Connell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Louis Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Burch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Crump (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hector Benitez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfredo Bermudez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | John Connell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 02:30 | Iowa State | Michael Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Alfredo Bermudez - foul #1 on Alfredo Bermudez, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum (PG), Randall Price (PF), William Ballesteros (C) Harold Palmer, Rogelio Russo, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone (SF) Marvin Crump | |
| 02:30 | Iowa State | Michael Walker misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 02:30 | Iowa State | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Malcolm Barone can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to John Connell | 53-45 |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), Rogelio Russo (C) Joe Goodrum, William Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Rogelio Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Michael Walker is called for the reach on Earl Burch - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Johnson (C) Rogelio Russo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Marvin Crump (SF) Malcolm Barone | |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:25 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Randall Price is blocked by Hector Benitez | 53-47 |
| 01:23 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 53-47 |
| 01:09 | Iowa State | John Connell is fouled on the floor by Hector Benitez - foul #2 on Hector Benitez, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Michael Walker is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Earl Burch | 53-47 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez is whistled for traveling | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer is hacked by Louis Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Henderson, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Central Florida | Louis Henderson's pass is intercepted by Randall Price | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer is hacked by Earl Burch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Burch, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Earl Burch is fouled on the floor by Harold Palmer - foul #4 on Harold Palmer, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum (PG), Theodore Hassler (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), William Ballesteros (C) Harold Palmer, Michael Walker, John Connell, Randall Price, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), Malcolm Barone (SF), Reynaldo Hernandez (PF), Lawrence Dilday (C) Louis Henderson, Marvin Crump, Hector Benitez, Alfredo Bermudez | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Earl Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum is hacked by James Gullett in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gullett, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), John Connell (SF), Randall Price (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Theodore Hassler, Arthur Fernando, Rogelio Russo, William Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), Marvin Crump (SF), Hector Benitez (PF), Alfredo Bermudez (C) James Gullett, Malcolm Barone, Reynaldo Hernandez, Lawrence Dilday | |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Joe Goodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Theodore Hassler (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), William Ballesteros (C) Harold Palmer, John Connell, Randall Price, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG), Jose Martin (SG), Malcolm Barone (SF), Lawrence Dilday (PF) Louis Henderson, Earl Burch, Marvin Crump, Hector Benitez | |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Alfredo Bermudez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Rogelio Russo | 59-50 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | Arthur Fernando is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Palmer (PG), Michael Walker (SG), John Connell (SF), Randall Price (PF) Joe Goodrum, Theodore Hassler, Rogelio Russo, William Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Louis Henderson (PG), Earl Burch (SG), Marvin Crump (SF), Hector Benitez (PF) James Gullett, Jose Martin, Malcolm Barone, Lawrence Dilday | |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | Arthur Fernando makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | Arthur Fernando makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez connects on the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Walker - foul #3 on Michael Walker, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Johnson (C) Arthur Fernando | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Hector Benitez makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | John Connell is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Henderson - foul #5 on Louis Henderson, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Gullett (PG) Louis Henderson | |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | John Connell makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | John Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | Richard Johnson steps in front of the Earl Burch pass | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Harold Palmer runs out the clock | 63-53 |