| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Nathan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bruce Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Robert Farrington inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Michael Billy gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Bruce Hutchison denies the turnaround by James Freeman | 26-27 |
| 19:16 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Bruce Hutchison | 26-27 |
| 19:00 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman lays it in set up by Bruce Hutchison | 26-29 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | James Freeman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 18:39 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:29 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donnie Crispin | 29-29 |
| 18:04 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 17:33 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Coleman | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Kun Sun is called for the reach on Donnie Crispin - foul #2 on Kun Sun, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG), Donald Drakes (SF), Gregory Reed (PF) James Freeman, Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith (PF), Doug Brown (C) Scott Coleman, Bruce Hutchison | |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Rolf Szczepkowski - foul #2 on Rolf Szczepkowski, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (SF) Donnie Crispin | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:43 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith is hacked by Gregory Reed - foul #3 on Gregory Reed, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | Robert Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Nathan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 15:38 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:30 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Robert Wagner, Donald Drakes, Kenneth Nez, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman (PF), Bruce Hutchison (C) Russell Smith, Doug Brown | |
| 15:03 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 15:02 | Florida State | Gregory Reed misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 15:01 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:38 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bruce Hutchison | 34-38 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | James Freeman is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Kun Sun | 34-38 |
| 14:03 | Miami (FL) | Gregory Reed swats the shot by Michael Nathan | 34-38 |
| 14:02 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:44 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman misses the shot in the lane | 34-38 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | James Freeman misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kun Sun - foul #3 on Kun Sun, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SF), Donald Drakes (PF), Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Farrington, Michael Billy, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell (PG), Omar Anderson (SG), Robert Moore (SF), Doug Brown (C) Rolf Szczepkowski, Kun Sun, Michael Nathan, Bruce Hutchison | |
| 13:28 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Robert Wagner steals the ball from Ernest Tyrell | 36-38 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | James Freeman's layup is rejected by Doug Brown | 36-38 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 12:38 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman scores on a floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Donald Drakes tips it home | 40-40 |
| 12:02 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman misses the runner in the paint | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:39 | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin grabs the board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Drakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernest Tyrell (fresh) SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Florida State | James Freeman is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Farrington (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Donnie Crispin, James Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski (PG), Kun Sun (SG), Russell Smith (PF), Bruce Hutchison (C) Ernest Tyrell, Omar Anderson, Scott Coleman, Doug Brown | |
| 10:49 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Bruce Hutchison is denied by Michael Billy | 40-40 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 10:41 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Billy - foul #2 on Michael Billy, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Kenneth Nez (SG), Gregory Reed (C) Robert Wagner, Donald Drakes, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan (SF) Robert Moore | |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:24 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Gregory Reed grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | Gregory Reed tips it in | 42-42 |
| 09:21 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun is fouled on the floor by Gregory Reed - foul #4 on Gregory Reed, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (PG), Zachary Taylor (C) Donnie Crispin, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:07 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Farrington | 42-42 |
| 08:40 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:38 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:26 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Billy - foul #3 on Michael Billy, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG), James Freeman (SG), Gregory Reed (PF) Kenneth Nez, Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore (SF), Scott Coleman (PF), Doug Brown (C) Michael Nathan, Russell Smith, Bruce Hutchison | |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Rolf Szczepkowski and the foul's on Zachary Taylor - foul #2 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Donald Drakes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson (SG) Kun Sun | |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Gregory Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 07:38 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 07:37 | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | James Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 07:17 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:56 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Rolf Szczepkowski and the foul's on Zachary Taylor - foul #3 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Farrington (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Robert Wagner, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell (PG), Kun Sun (SG), Michael Nathan (SF) Rolf Szczepkowski, Omar Anderson, Robert Moore | |
| 06:56 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | Doug Brown is called for the reach on James Freeman - foul #2 on Doug Brown, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison (C) Doug Brown | |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hutchison - foul #1 on Bruce Hutchison, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Robert Wagner comes up short on the runner in the paint | 42-50 |
| 05:59 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Bruce Hutchison | 42-50 |
| 05:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Billy is called for the reach on Michael Nathan - foul #4 on Michael Billy, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG), Zachary Taylor (C) Donnie Crispin, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski (PG), Russell Smith (PF) Ernest Tyrell, Scott Coleman | |
| 05:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:37 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Robert Wagner scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore (SF) Michael Nathan | |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:21 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Russell Smith | 44-52 |
| 05:08 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Wagner - foul #1 on Robert Wagner, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Robert Wagner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson (SG) Kun Sun | |
| 05:08 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:08 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Michael Billy gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 04:41 | Florida State | James Freeman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Gregory Reed (PF) Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 04:41 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:41 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:25 | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 04:24 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:09 | Miami (FL) | The short jumper by Russell Smith is denied by Zachary Taylor | 46-53 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Donald Drakes pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Donald Drakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Hutchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Gregory Reed snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 02:53 | Florida State | James Freeman hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 50-53 |
| 02:53 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Farrington (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Donald Drakes, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun (SG), Michael Nathan (SF), Scott Coleman (PF) Omar Anderson, Robert Moore, Russell Smith | |
| 02:32 | Miami (FL) | Robert Farrington takes the ball from Rolf Szczepkowski | 50-53 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | James Freeman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 53-53 |
| 01:56 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | James Freeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 01:29 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Zachary Taylor - foul #4 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-54 |
| 01:02 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Coleman | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Bruce Hutchison is called for the reach on Donnie Crispin - foul #2 on Bruce Hutchison, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:29 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Crispin - foul #3 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #11 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore (SF) Michael Nathan | |
| 00:27 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:27 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Florida State | James Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-57 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Farrington | 53-57 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | James Freeman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski is hacked by Donnie Crispin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan (SF) Robert Moore | |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:13 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |