| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Jason Sutherland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Milner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Tech | Jeff Norris inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Georgia Tech | John Milner misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Burpo - foul #3 on Paul Burpo, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Morris (C) Paul Burpo | |
| 19:35 | Georgia Tech | John Milner makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:35 | Georgia Tech | John Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:12 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Fred Slover grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | John Milner is called for the reach on William Campbell - foul #1 on John Milner, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Jason Sutherland steals it from Fred Slover | 39-29 |
| 18:30 | Georgia Tech | John Lane misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:28 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis tips it but misses | 39-29 |
| 18:27 | Georgia Tech | John Lane tips it home | 41-29 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron is called for traveling | 41-29 |
| 18:03 | Georgia Tech | William Campbell steals the ball from Jeff Norris | 41-29 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Milner - foul #2 on John Milner, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:33 | Georgia Tech | Howard Eldridge takes the ball from Jason Sutherland in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 17:08 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Georgia Tech | Jeff Norris gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:50 | Georgia Tech | Jason Sutherland is whistled for a carry | 41-30 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Matthew Brawley (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Jeff Norris, Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF), George Johnson (C) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, Steven Morris | |
| 16:29 | Florida State | Fred Slover shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 16:28 | Georgia Tech | John Lane pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:09 | Georgia Tech | John Lane misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | George Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 15:43 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Patton | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Jason Sutherland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brawley (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - John Milner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fleischer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert O'Heron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Georgia Tech | John Milner buries a floater from close range set up by Jason Sutherland | 43-33 |
| 15:08 | Florida State | James Fleischer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Fleischer, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Jeff Norris (SF), Larry Davis (PF), Marshall Nichols (C) Jason Sutherland, John Lane, Matthew Brawley, Michael Jones, John Milner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF), Paul Burpo (C) Fred Slover, James Fleischer, Robert O'Heron | |
| 14:51 | Georgia Tech | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Paul Burpo snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | The short jumper by William Campbell is denied by Jeff Norris | 43-33 |
| 14:33 | Florida State | Paul Burpo tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 14:21 | Georgia Tech | Steven Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Steven Johnson is called for the reach on William Campbell - foul #4 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Gross (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG), Steven Morris (PF) Robert Patton, George Johnson | |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Jeff Norris is called for the reach on Howard Eldridge - foul #1 on Jeff Norris, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Fred Slover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Lane (SG), John Milner (C) John Gross, Marshall Nichols | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert O'Heron (PF) Steven Morris | |
| 13:19 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 13:18 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Slover | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Georgia Tech | John Lane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Paul Burpo grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | William Campbell connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Howard Eldridge | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Georgia Tech | John Lane is hacked by Fred Slover - foul #3 on Fred Slover, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jason Sutherland (PG), Matthew Brawley (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Arthur Wade, Jeff Norris, Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Robert Patton (SF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell | |
| 11:32 | Georgia Tech | John Lane makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Sutherland | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Jason Sutherland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Brawley (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - John Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Fleischer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert O'Heron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Florida State | James Fleischer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Marshall Nichols (C) John Milner | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Johnson (PF) Robert O'Heron | |
| 10:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade (PG) John Lane | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:54 | Florida State | Paul Burpo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:54 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Wade | 48-42 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Fred Slover is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 10:11 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:54 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 09:52 | Florida State | James Fleischer snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | George Johnson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Slover | 48-44 |
| 09:25 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 09:24 | Georgia Tech | Matthew Brawley pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Slover - foul #4 on Fred Slover, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Lane (SG), Jeff Norris (SF), John Milner (C) Arthur Wade, Matthew Brawley, Marshall Nichols | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), William Campbell (SF), Robert O'Heron (PF) Fred Slover, James Fleischer, George Johnson | |
| 09:06 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | Paul Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | The short jumper by Robert Patton is denied by Michael Jones | 48-44 |
| 08:44 | Georgia Tech | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 08:36 | Georgia Tech | John Milner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:34 | Georgia Tech | John Milner gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:18 | Georgia Tech | John Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 07:52 | Georgia Tech | John Milner snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 07:36 | Georgia Tech | John Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Milner | 51-44 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | John Lane steps in front of the William Campbell pass | 51-44 |
| 07:10 | Georgia Tech | Jeff Norris misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Jason Sutherland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lane (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Milner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Burpo (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Florida State | The jump hook by William Campbell is blocked by Michael Jones | 51-44 |
| 06:54 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 06:52 | Georgia Tech | John Milner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:38 | Georgia Tech | John Milner misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Paul Burpo - foul #4 on Paul Burpo, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade (PG), Steven Johnson (SF), Larry Davis (PF) Jason Sutherland, Jeff Norris, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | Fred Slover (PG), Steven Morris (C) Robert Patton, Paul Burpo | |
| 06:38 | Georgia Tech | John Milner makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:38 | Georgia Tech | John Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | William Campbell makes the shot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 06:06 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis makes the turnaround from the left block | 55-46 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Fred Slover hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by John Lane - foul #1 on John Lane, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Marshall Nichols (C) John Milner | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fleischer (SG), Peter Hodgdon (SF), George Johnson (PF) Howard Eldridge, William Campbell, Robert O'Heron | |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Fred Slover makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:42 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis double dribbles | 55-49 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Fred Slover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Steven Morris tips it home | 55-51 |
| 04:52 | Georgia Tech | Steven Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 55-51 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | James Fleischer grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | George Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Wade - foul #4 on Arthur Wade, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jason Sutherland (SG), John Milner (C) John Lane, Marshall Nichols | |
| Subs | Florida State | Howard Eldridge (SG), Robert Patton (SF), Paul Burpo (C) James Fleischer, Peter Hodgdon, Steven Morris | |
| 04:30 | Florida State | George Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | George Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:30 | Georgia Tech | John Milner pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:20 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis can't finish the layup | 55-51 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Paul Burpo | 55-51 |
| 03:54 | Florida State | Fred Slover splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 03:35 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis hits a fadeaway in the paint | 57-54 |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Fred Slover out of the doubleteam | 57-56 |
| 03:10 | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 03:10 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Lane (SG) Jason Sutherland | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Campbell (SF), Robert O'Heron (PF) Robert Patton, George Johnson | |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Arthur Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Lane (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Milner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Fred Slover (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Eldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert O'Heron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Burpo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | John Lane steps in front of the Fred Slover pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:30 | Georgia Tech | John Lane drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Wade and the foul's on Robert O'Heron - foul #1 on Robert O'Heron, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 02:30 | Georgia Tech | John Lane makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Milner - foul #3 on John Milner, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:51 | Georgia Tech | Steven Johnson is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Fred Slover misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 01:32 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade is hacked by Fred Slover - foul #5 on Fred Slover, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Patton (PG) Fred Slover | |
| 01:28 | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Tech | Arthur Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Paul Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Paul Burpo dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Patton | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Johnson and he's fouled by Robert O'Heron - foul #2 on Robert O'Heron, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 00:38 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Paul Burpo gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Patton | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Georgia Tech | John Lane is hacked by Howard Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Tech | John Lane makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:27 | Georgia Tech | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge is fouled on the floor by John Milner - foul #4 on John Milner, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis is hacked by Howard Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Eldridge, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:17 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Robert Patton is hacked by Arthur Wade - foul #5 on Arthur Wade, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Jason Sutherland (PG) Arthur Wade | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Robert Patton misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Robert Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Patton - foul #1 on Robert Patton, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | John Gross (PG), Marshall Nichols (C) Jason Sutherland, John Milner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:07 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:07 | Georgia Tech | Larry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Robert O'Heron grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Howard Eldridge loses the ball out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | John Gross runs out the clock | 71-65 |