| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Case (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Minto (fresh) PF - James Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Michael Burnett inbounds the ball | 25-17 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Florida State | Charles Case hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-17 |
| 19:50 | Miami (FL) | Frank Minto pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 19:36 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Harrison | 25-19 |
| 19:34 | Florida State | David Richardson steps in front of the James Taylor pass in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 19:22 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 19:20 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | James Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison misses the easy layup | 25-21 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 18:38 | Florida State | The jump hook by Justin Lovejoy is blocked by James Logan | 25-21 |
| 18:36 | Florida State | Charles Case tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 18:09 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Harrison | 27-24 |
| 17:48 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Burnett | 27-24 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Charles Case misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Hill - foul #4 on Andrew Hill, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten (C) Andrew Hill | |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Charles Case makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:30 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:16 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson connects on the floater from the right side set up by James Logan | 28-26 |
| 16:58 | Florida State | Frank Minto is called for the reach on Justin Lovejoy - foul #3 on Frank Minto, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo (SF), Robert McClanahan (PF) Frank Minto, James Logan | |
| 16:41 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Taylor | 30-26 |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 15:45 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison misses the fadeaway from the right side | 30-26 |
| 15:43 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Case (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Loredo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Charles Case hits a fadeaway near the basket | 32-26 |
| 15:27 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Eric Harrison | 32-28 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Michael Burnett is hacked by Russell Batten - foul #1 on Russell Batten, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (PF) Michael Burnett, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young (PG), Frank Minto (SF), James Logan (PF) David Richardson, Eric Harrison, Charles Loredo | |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Donald Turner's fadeaway is rejected by James Logan | 32-28 |
| 14:55 | Miami (FL) | Frank Minto snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 14:29 | Miami (FL) | Charles Case is called for the reach on Robert McClanahan - foul #3 on Charles Case, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison (PG) Russell Batten | |
| 14:14 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Frank Minto is denied by Charles Case | 32-28 |
| 14:13 | Miami (FL) | Frank Minto gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:50 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket | 32-28 |
| 13:49 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:37 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Donald Turner - foul #2 on Donald Turner, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Burnett (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF), Larry Wilson (C) Richard Darby, Donald Turner, Charles Case | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG) Edwin Young | |
| 13:37 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 13:37 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by James Logan - foul #2 on James Logan, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Andrew Hill (C) Robert McClanahan | |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Michael Burnett is fouled on the floor by Frank Minto - foul #4 on Frank Minto, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo (SF), Russell Batten (PF) Frank Minto, James Logan | |
| 12:41 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw drills a floater from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 12:12 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Harrison | 34-32 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Larry Wilson clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Richardson - foul #1 on David Richardson, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 11:42 | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo is hacked by Justin Lovejoy - foul #2 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Case (C) Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young (SG), Frank Minto (SF), Robert McClanahan (PF) David Richardson, Charles Loredo, Russell Batten | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jon Hayes (fresh) SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Case (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Young (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Frank Minto (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Hayes - foul #3 on Jon Hayes, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Logan (PF) Robert McClanahan | |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Logan - foul #3 on James Logan, team foul #7 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (SG) Eric Harrison | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:02 | Miami (FL) | Kevin McGraw steals the ball from Edwin Young | 37-33 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | Andrew Hill steals it from Kevin McGraw | 37-33 |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Andrew Hill is fouled on the floor by Jon Hayes - foul #4 on Jon Hayes, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (PF) Kevin McGraw, Michael Burnett, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Eric Harrison (SG) Edwin Young, Robert McClanahan | |
| 10:04 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Donald Turner grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the dunk | 37-33 |
| 09:47 | Miami (FL) | James Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:29 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 09:28 | Florida State | Donald Turner gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Charles Case banks in the layup and he's fouled by Andrew Hill - foul #5 on Andrew Hill, team foul #8 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG), Michael Burnett (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Jon Hayes, Richard Darby, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo (SF), Robert McClanahan (PF), Russell Batten (C) Frank Minto, James Logan, Andrew Hill | |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Charles Case misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:03 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Russell Batten | 39-33 |
| 08:55 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 08:53 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 08:36 | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo loses the dribble to James Taylor | 39-33 |
| 08:32 | Florida State | Michael Burnett blows the layup | 39-33 |
| 08:30 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to David Richardson | 39-33 |
| 08:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Lovejoy - foul #3 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Wilson (C) Charles Case | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 08:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Justin Lovejoy | 39-34 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 08:06 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 08:00 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 39-34 |
| 07:40 | Florida State | Larry Wilson knocks in the shot from close range | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Loredo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert McClanahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Miami (FL) | Charles Loredo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Richardson | 41-36 |
| 06:54 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw travels with the ball | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young (PG), Frank Minto (SF), James Logan (PF) David Richardson, Eric Harrison, Charles Loredo | |
| 06:34 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Minto | 41-38 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Larry Wilson hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 05:54 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-40 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Michael Burnett can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 05:30 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:30 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Charles Case (C) Jon Hayes, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Eric Harrison (SG) Edwin Young, Robert McClanahan | |
| 05:18 | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 43-40 |
| 05:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin McGraw | 43-40 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Logan - foul #4 on James Logan, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (PF) Russell Batten | |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 04:58 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 04:38 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| 04:38 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 04:38 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kevin McGraw | 45-42 |
| 04:04 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert McClanahan | 45-44 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 03:47 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 03:27 | Miami (FL) | James Logan travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Russell Batten (C) Robert McClanahan | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Case (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Minto (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Russell Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 03:01 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:35 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-44 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Michael Burnett grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | Charles Case misses short on a floater from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 02:15 | Miami (FL) | James Logan pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison lays it in on a nice dish by David Richardson and the foul's on Charles Case - foul #4 on Charles Case, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| 01:57 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 01:27 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:09 | Miami (FL) | James Logan hits a floater from the baseline set up by David Richardson | 45-49 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Charles Case knocks in the floater in the lane set up by James Taylor | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Kevin McGraw is called for the reach on Eric Harrison - foul #1 on Kevin McGraw, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:17 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Michael Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson is hacked by James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (PF) Russell Batten | |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:03 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Michael Burnett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 47-53 |