| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) SG - George Graves (fresh) SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) SG - James Freeman (fresh) SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) PF - Michael Billy (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | William Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | George Graves connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | James Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Florida State | Robert Farrington tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | George Graves hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Williams | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | James Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Farrington | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | James Willson is fouled on the floor by Michael Billy - foul #1 on Michael Billy, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Michael Billy grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | James Freeman drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donnie Crispin | 6-6 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Donnie Crispin takes the ball from William Williams | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | James Freeman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Robert Farrington grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Florida State | James Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fairly fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Crispin - foul #1 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Robert Farrington snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | James Freeman travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG) Leroy Wheat | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Farrington - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) David Allen | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | James Freeman is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG) James Freeman | |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James Willson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG), Gregory Reed (C) Donnie Crispin, Zachary Taylor | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Florida State | Gregory Reed snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Robert Wagner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Wheat - foul #1 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Donald Drakes | |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | James Willson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:46 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Gregory Reed | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | James Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | Robert Farrington steals it from James Willson | 9-11 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Taylor (C) Gregory Reed | |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Graves | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Billy (fairly fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | David Allen loses the dribble to Robert Farrington | 9-12 |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Robert Wagner lays it in on a great pass from Robert Farrington | 9-14 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | James Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on George Graves - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG) Leroy Wheat | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Robert Wagner | |
| 11:08 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | David Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG) James Freeman | |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the shot from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Charles Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Richard Austin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wesley Boyd | 12-15 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Michael Billy hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Drakes and he's fouled by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, David Allen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG) Donald Drakes | |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | James Willson gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Billy | 12-18 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Gregory Reed (PF) Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| 08:29 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor is fouled on the floor by George Graves - foul #2 on George Graves, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Richard Austin (C) George Graves, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:29 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:29 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | James Willson scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Leroy Wheat | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits a floater from close range | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (tiring) PF - James Willson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the shot from the right block | 14-22 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | James Willson tips it home | 16-22 |
| 07:06 | Florida State | James Freeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Austin | 16-22 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | James Freeman is called for the reach on Wesley Boyd - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Thomas Lanski, James Willson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Farrington (SF), Donald Drakes (C) Donnie Crispin, Zachary Taylor | |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Allen | 19-22 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Robert Wagner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Austin | 19-22 |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | David Allen comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 19-22 |
| 05:37 | Florida State | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Freeman | 19-24 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Drakes - foul #1 on Donald Drakes, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, David Allen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Michael Billy (PF), Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Wagner, James Freeman, Gregory Reed | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:49 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Wheat - foul #2 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Michael Billy snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Donald Drakes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 20-26 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | James Willson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by George Graves | 22-26 |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is fouled on the floor by Leroy Wheat - foul #3 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Robert Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Robert Farrington makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Farrington (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Billy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | James Willson can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 22-28 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Wagner (SF) Donald Drakes, Robert Farrington | |
| 02:18 | Florida State | James Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Robert Wagner | 22-30 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Graves | 25-30 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | James Freeman misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Robert Wagner snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Michael Billy loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF), David Allen (PF) Thomas Lanski, James Willson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | George Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Robert Wagner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Charles Owens | 25-30 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the lay-in | 25-30 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Michael Billy snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-33 |