| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | John Phillips inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Ardian Zegar - foul #3 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF) Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 19:33 | Florida State | John Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 33-25 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | John Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | Brian Harper is whistled for a carry | 33-25 |
| 19:04 | Kent State | John Billings drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 35-25 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Brandon Plank comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski blows the layup | 35-27 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | John Billings connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty out of a doubleteam | 37-27 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Ivan Jakubowski picks off the pass by Brandon Plank | 37-27 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Miroslav Zolty out of the doubleteam | 39-27 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Miroslav Zolty - foul #2 on Miroslav Zolty, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SF) Brian Harper, John Phillips | |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Sung Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Brian Grider | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker is fouled on the floor by Ardian Zegar - foul #4 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #5 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Bertram Leech (PF) Samuel Aikens, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the jump hook from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | Brandon Plank pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin can't tip it in | 39-30 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 39-30 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | John Billings is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Sung Tao, John Billings, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), John Phillips (SF) Bryon Griffin, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #6 | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Shaiming Wang - foul #1 on Shaiming Wang, team foul #7 | 39-30 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-32 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang lays it in on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty out of a doubleteam and the foul's on John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), John Billings (PF) Miroslav Zolty, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | John Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 42-32 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | John Billings can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski tips it in | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Brandon Plank (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bryon Griffin | 44-34 |
| 11:10 | Kent State | Sung Tao is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sung Tao, team foul #8 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, Shaiming Wang, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Kenneth Dixon (C) Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 44-34 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Billings | 46-36 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | John Billings swats the dunk try by Kenneth Taylor | 46-36 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor tips it home | 46-38 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Eric Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Samuel Aikens, John Billings, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Roy Whiteaker | |
| 08:55 | Florida State | The jump hook by Brandon Plank is blocked by Bertram Leech | 46-38 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dixon - foul #3 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Li Xayasith connects on the 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski blows the dunk | 49-38 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bertram Leech (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Florida State | Brandon Plank connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bryon Griffin | 49-40 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-40 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it in | 51-40 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the shot from the left side | 51-40 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 51-40 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Li Xayasith tips it home | 53-40 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Sung Tao, Li Xayasith, Shaiming Wang, Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Roy Whiteaker (PF) Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:43 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe blows the layup | 53-40 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Brandon Plank can't tip it in | 53-40 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 53-40 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty and he's fouled by Thomas Wolfe - foul #2 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Brandon Plank knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 04:23 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens drills a floater from the left side | 58-42 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker is hacked by John Billings - foul #3 on John Billings, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Li Xayasith (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Samuel Aikens, John Billings, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Kenneth Dixon (C) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Eric Wright grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Bryon Griffin is called for the reach on Eric Wright - foul #4 on Bryon Griffin, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Morrell (C) Roy Whiteaker | |
| 03:22 | Kent State | Bertram Leech is hacked by Robert Morrell - foul #2 on Robert Morrell, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bertram Leech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Morrell (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #2 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Sung Tao can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Brian Grider pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Brian Grider double dribbles | 58-43 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the turnaround near the basket | 60-43 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Robert Morrell makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Taylor | 60-45 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Bertram Leech steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-45 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 60-45 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Robert Morrell snags the offensive board | 60-45 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bertram Leech - foul #2 on Bertram Leech, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dixon | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Li Xayasith snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Dixon - foul #4 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Dixon | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Sung Tao runs out the clock | 60-48 |