| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Case (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Berman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Aybar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Michael Burnett inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 19:24 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina State | Charles Case takes the ball from Richard Aybar | 30-22 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Charles Case hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar tips it home | 30-24 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | William Friedman is called for the reach on Charles Case - foul #1 on William Friedman, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Charles Case is open and buries a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Burnett | 32-24 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Kevin McGraw is called for the reach on Bryan Berman - foul #2 on Kevin McGraw, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (PF) Michael Burnett, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), Trent Simon (SF), Roland Wilkins (PF), Eugene Reyer (C) Glenn McCarney, Bryan Berman, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown, Richard Aybar | |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Darby - foul #3 on Richard Darby, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Richard Darby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Richard Darby, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Wilson (PF) Richard Darby | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:09 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 15:56 | Florida State | Trent Simon steals it from James Taylor | 32-31 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon throws it down | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Case (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trent Simon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roland Wilkins - foul #3 on Roland Wilkins, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Donald Turner, Charles Case | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG) Jared Jauregui | |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Eugene Reyer | |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | Glenn McCarney is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Glenn McCarney, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Case (C) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Charles Case is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Kevin McGraw | 35-35 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Charles Case gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 35-35 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Taylor | 37-35 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG), Donald Turner (PF), Larry Wilson (C) James Taylor, Justin Lovejoy, Charles Case | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF) Glenn McCarney, Trent Simon, Richard Aybar | |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Roland Wilkins is called for the reach on Jon Hayes - foul #4 on Roland Wilkins, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui (SG), Eugene Reyer (C) Bryan Berman, Roland Wilkins | |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Donald Turner hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Hayes - foul #3 on Jon Hayes, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF) Michael Burnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:11 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:55 | Florida State | Donald Turner makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Darby | 41-37 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | William Friedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Kevin McGraw, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG) Jared Jauregui | |
| 12:05 | Florida State | Glenn McCarney steals it from Jon Hayes out of a doubleteam | 41-37 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina State | William Friedman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:45 | Florida State | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Milam - foul #1 on Samuel Milam, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG), Michael Burnett (SF) Jon Hayes, Richard Darby | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Eugene Reyer | |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 11:00 | Florida State | James Taylor blows the layup | 42-39 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Lovejoy | 42-39 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Michael Burnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Berman - foul #2 on Bryan Berman, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG), Donald Turner (PF), Charles Case (C) James Taylor, Justin Lovejoy, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Trent Simon (SF), Samuel Port (PF) William Friedman, Lonnie Brown | |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Michael Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | Michael Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG) Glenn McCarney | |
| 09:59 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SG) Kevin McGraw | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina State | Samuel Port hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Jon Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy (PF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:29 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Milam | 44-45 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Richard Aybar takes the ball from Charles Case | 44-45 |
| 08:52 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Richard Darby knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jon Hayes | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina State | Samuel Port is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Samuel Port, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Kevin McGraw (SG) Jon Hayes, Michael Burnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF), Eugene Reyer (C) Bryan Berman, Trent Simon, Samuel Port, Richard Aybar | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | The short jumper by James Taylor is denied by Lonnie Brown | 47-47 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | William Friedman hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Darby - foul #5 on Richard Darby, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Donald Turner (PF), Larry Wilson (C) Richard Darby, Justin Lovejoy, Charles Case | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins (C) Eugene Reyer | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | William Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | William Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Milam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Michael Burnett connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Larry Wilson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Donald Turner misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Glenn McCarney | 49-51 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Turner | 52-51 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam's floater is tipped away by Donald Turner | 52-51 |
| 05:59 | Florida State | Michael Burnett gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Donald Turner is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Taylor | 54-51 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy (PF), Charles Case (C) Donald Turner, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Roland Wilkins | |
| 05:35 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Charles Case can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Aybar - foul #2 on Richard Aybar, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG), Donald Turner (SF) James Taylor, Michael Burnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Trent Simon (SF), Roland Wilkins (PF) William Friedman, Lonnie Brown | |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-54 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Donald Turner is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin McGraw | 57-54 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Case (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Berman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Trent Simon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Aybar (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Donald Turner grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Charles Case is hacked by Trent Simon - foul #1 on Trent Simon, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Michael Burnett (SF) Kevin McGraw, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF) Glenn McCarney, Bryan Berman, Trent Simon, Richard Aybar | |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Jon Hayes, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Bryan Berman (SG) Samuel Milam, Jared Jauregui | |
| 02:27 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | James Taylor clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar (C) Roland Wilkins | |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy is hacked by Bryan Berman - foul #3 on Bryan Berman, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | William Friedman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Berman | 60-62 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Brown | 60-62 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar buries a shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Charles Case is called for traveling | 60-64 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Trent Simon (SF), Roland Wilkins (PF) Glenn McCarney, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Richard Aybar | 60-64 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Case | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon is hacked by James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Jon Hayes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 63-68 |