| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Somerville (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Teeter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Keels (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Daily (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | James Daily is called for traveling | 31-25 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Henry Teeter swats the shot by Roy Whiteaker | 31-25 |
| 19:19 | Iowa State | Mark Keels grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | Iowa State | Mark Keels hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Daily | 31-27 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Somerville - foul #1 on Steven Somerville, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | James Daily hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Somerville | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Howard Abraham is called for the reach on Brian Harper - foul #1 on Howard Abraham, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Thomas Wolfe out of the doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 17:19 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Somerville | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the dunk attempt | 34-32 |
| 16:58 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 16:57 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (C) James Daily | |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 34-32 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Brandon Plank gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Henry Teeter swats the short shot by Roy Whiteaker | 34-32 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Quigley - foul #2 on Aaron Quigley, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Somerville (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Henry Teeter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Quigley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa State | Mark Keels misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Brandon Plank gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin's pass is intercepted by Howard Abraham | 36-32 |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | Mark Keels comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Wolfe - foul #2 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG) Bryon Griffin | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Daily (C) Aaron Quigley | |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | Mark Keels makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | Mark Keels makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-34 |
| 14:34 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to James Daily | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-34 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 14:01 | Iowa State | Mark Keels pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:40 | Iowa State | Kenneth Taylor takes the ball from James Daily | 36-34 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor blows the layup | 36-34 |
| 13:34 | Iowa State | Mark Keels grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:05 | Iowa State | James Daily is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | James Daily gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | Steven Somerville is fouled on the floor by Roy Whiteaker - foul #1 on Roy Whiteaker, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (C) James Daily | |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Somerville | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Plank (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Somerville (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Henry Teeter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Quigley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin is fouled on the floor by Howard Abraham - foul #2 on Howard Abraham, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (C) Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leslie Sykes (PG), Corey Knipp (SG), Woodrow Dupuy (SF) Howard Abraham, Steven Somerville, Henry Teeter | |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Brian Grider can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 11:22 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Corey Knipp | 36-36 |
| 10:59 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 36-36 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker banks in the layup set up by John Phillips | 38-36 |
| 10:10 | Iowa State | Mark Keels misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 38-36 |
| 10:02 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Corey Knipp | 38-36 |
| 09:41 | Iowa State | Mark Keels knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Corey Knipp and he's fouled by Brian Grider - foul #1 on Brian Grider, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, John Phillips, Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Abraham (PG), Steven Somerville (SG), Henry Teeter (SF), James Daily (C) Leslie Sykes, Corey Knipp, Woodrow Dupuy, Aaron Quigley | |
| 09:41 | Iowa State | Mark Keels makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is fouled on the floor by Henry Teeter - foul #2 on Henry Teeter, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (PF) Mark Keels | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 08:37 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #3 on Brandon Plank, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dixon | 38-40 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfe | 40-40 |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | James Daily makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Howard Abraham and he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #4 on Brandon Plank, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker (PF) Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Keels (PF) Aaron Quigley | |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | James Daily makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Somerville (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Henry Teeter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Daily (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Mark Keels steals the ball from Brian Harper | 40-43 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 06:48 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is fouled on the floor by Mark Keels - foul #1 on Mark Keels, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (C) James Daily | |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Wolfe | 42-43 |
| 06:11 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | Mark Keels tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | The jump hook by Kenneth Taylor is blocked by Henry Teeter | 42-45 |
| 05:52 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Kenneth Taylor blocks the jumper by Mark Keels | 42-45 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brandon Plank | 42-45 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aaron Quigley - foul #3 on Aaron Quigley, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF) Bryon Griffin, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leslie Sykes (PG), Corey Knipp (SG), James Daily (C) Howard Abraham, Steven Somerville, Mark Keels | |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:06 | Iowa State | Leslie Sykes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (C) Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leslie Sykes - foul #1 on Leslie Sykes, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Woodrow Dupuy (SF) Henry Teeter | |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:23 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley connects on the shot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker buries a jumper from the right block | 46-47 |
| 04:02 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Aaron Quigley, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Abraham (PG), Steven Somerville (SG), Henry Teeter (SF), Mark Keels (PF) Leslie Sykes, Corey Knipp, Woodrow Dupuy, Aaron Quigley | |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the turnaround from close range | 48-47 |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Mark Keels misses short on a floater in the paint | 48-47 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | James Daily hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Somerville (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Henry Teeter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Daily (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 03:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Henry Teeter | 48-49 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Mark Keels scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Abraham | 48-51 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Brian Grider, John Phillips, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Brian Harper hits a floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is fouled on the floor by James Daily - foul #2 on James Daily, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Brian Harper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Mark Keels snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 01:55 | Iowa State | Mark Keels buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Abraham | 50-53 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | James Daily grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG) Bryon Griffin | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | Mark Keels pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Abraham | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it in | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Thomas Wolfe is called for the reach on Mark Keels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Corey Knipp (SG), Aaron Quigley (SF) Steven Somerville, Henry Teeter | |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham is hacked by Brian Harper - foul #1 on Brian Harper, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Henry Teeter (SF) Aaron Quigley | |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Harper - foul #2 on Brian Harper, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Brian Harper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Corey Knipp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |