| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Henry Walters snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 25-26 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass's floater is tipped away by Filip Koslowski | 25-26 |
| 18:51 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Bass | 25-26 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:10 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | Chase Lahey takes the ball from James Smith after a doubleteam | 28-26 |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chase Lahey | 30-26 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Robin Bass is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Robin Bass, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG), Wilson Lappin (PF) Robin Bass, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG), Mladen Jahic (PF) Harvey Minarik, Lawrence Davis | |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 16:44 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mladen Jahic - foul #1 on Mladen Jahic, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (C) Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SF) Filip Koslowski | |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:28 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Martin Anthony is fouled on the floor by David Goldblatt - foul #2 on David Goldblatt, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (PF) Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (PF) Mladen Jahic | |
| 15:50 | Florida State | Martin Anthony buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Walters | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Henry Walters connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Jesiolowski | 35-31 |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:37 | Florida State | Robert Wilson takes the ball from Ivan Jesiolowski | 35-31 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Filip Koslowski (SF), Mladen Jahic (PF) Martin Anthony, Ivan Jesiolowski, Lawrence Davis | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Mladen Jahic blocks the jumper by Wilson Lappin | 35-31 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Henry Walters grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 14:03 | Florida State | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Filip Koslowski | 35-34 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Henry Walters knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Harvey Minarik | 37-36 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Filip Koslowski picks off the pass by Johnnie Gorsuch | 37-36 |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik drills a floater from the baseline set up by Henry Walters and he's fouled by Chase Lahey - foul #1 on Chase Lahey, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (PF) Robert Wilson, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Mladen Jahic, Henry Walters | |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (PG) Chase Lahey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG) James Smith | |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 11:49 | Florida State | Norman Scott steals the ball from Martin Anthony | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Thomas Graves pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:15 | Florida State | Thomas Graves connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harvey Minarik | 38-41 |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG), Robert Wilson (SF) David Goldblatt, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Cabello (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Henry Walters (C) Harvey Minarik, Filip Koslowski, Thomas Graves | |
| 10:38 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Anthony | 38-43 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is called for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (SG), Wilson Lappin (C) Robin Bass, Norman Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Chase Lahey - foul #2 on Chase Lahey, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin is fouled on the floor by Henry Walters - foul #2 on Henry Walters, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mladen Jahic (PF) Lawrence Davis | |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Johnnie Gorsuch and he's hacked by Martin Anthony - foul #2 on Martin Anthony, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Henry Walters can't connect on a shot from the right block | 41-45 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Henry Walters pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Martin Anthony misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Robert Cabello gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Robin Bass steals the ball from Henry Walters | 41-45 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 07:29 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Chase Lahey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wilson Lappin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Gorsuch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Cabello (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filip Koslowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) C - Henry Walters (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Martin Anthony clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 07:01 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Cabello | 43-47 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass can't tip it in | 43-47 |
| 05:48 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson tips it in | 45-47 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Norman Scott (SF), Gregory Gaskin (PF) Robert Wilson, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), James Smith (SG), Lawrence Davis (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Robert Cabello, Martin Anthony, Mladen Jahic, Henry Walters | |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Robin Bass makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Chase Lahey | 47-47 |
| 04:48 | Florida State | Thomas Graves is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas Graves, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | David Goldblatt (PG) Chase Lahey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SF) Filip Koslowski | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ivan Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Norman Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Thomas Graves is hacked by Johnnie Gorsuch - foul #1 on Johnnie Gorsuch, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson (SF), Wilson Lappin (C) Norman Scott, Johnnie Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Florida State | Henry Walters (C) Thomas Graves | |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik is fouled on the floor by David Goldblatt - foul #3 on David Goldblatt, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik can't finish the layup | 48-47 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - David Goldblatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robin Bass (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Gaskin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilson Lappin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Walters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Henry Walters - foul #3 on Henry Walters, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey (PG) Robin Bass | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG), Filip Koslowski (SF) Harvey Minarik, Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Henry Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Chase Lahey steals it from Henry Walters | 48-47 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the dunk | 48-47 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | James Smith grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | James Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robin Bass (SG), Johnnie Gorsuch (C) David Goldblatt, Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG) Martin Anthony | |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 50-47 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Davis - foul #2 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Chase Lahey is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Chase Lahey, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chase Lahey | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | James Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Minarik - foul #2 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Henry Walters pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Robin Bass steals the ball from Harvey Minarik | 55-49 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Robert Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Robin Bass | 57-49 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | James Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 00:18 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch is hacked by Harvey Minarik in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #11 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Gaskin (PF) Wilson Lappin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Walters | 57-49 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | James Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Minarik - foul #4 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #12 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Lappin (PF) Gregory Gaskin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Chase Lahey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | James Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Minarik is called for the reach on Johnnie Gorsuch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #13 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (SG) Harvey Minarik | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Johnnie Gorsuch misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Henry Walters | 59-52 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Henry Walters misses long on a fullcourt shot | 59-52 |