| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lebrun (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Harold Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Harold Johnson is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the driving attempt from the right block | 29-24 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss lays it in | 29-26 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Lebrun | 29-26 |
| 18:06 | Florida State | Mark George misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block | 29-26 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jarek Sulejmanovski - foul #2 on Jarek Sulejmanovski, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (PF), Frank Prater (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Stephen Tucker, Larry Weiss | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses the shot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Harold Johnson tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-30 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Les Lowman swats the layup by Harold Johnson | 29-30 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Mark George tips it in | 31-30 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Jarek Sulejmanovski steals it from Neil England | 31-30 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Harold Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert McQuesten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Les Lowman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Neil England | 33-33 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Johnson | 36-33 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (C) Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Robert McQuesten, Les Lowman, Frank Prater | |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is hacked by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jarek Sulejmanovski, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG) Jarek Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 36-33 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Larry Weiss is called for the reach on Mark George - foul #2 on Larry Weiss, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Erwin Smith (SF), James Pugh (C) Harold Johnson, Mark George | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (C) Larry Weiss | |
| 12:56 | Florida State | George Cardello is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erwin Smith | 39-33 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG), Daniel Lebrun (C) Ronald Hallett, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (PF), Frank Prater (C) Alonzo Adams, Stephen Tucker, Stephen Ball | |
| 12:18 | Florida State | George Cardello misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Felipe Silva and he's hacked by Daniel Lebrun - foul #1 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Johnson (SF), Mark George (PF) Thomas Reeve, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Stephen Ball (PF) Kevin Green, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Cardello (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Les Lowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Stephen Ball takes the ball from Jarek Sulejmanovski in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 11:26 | Florida State | George Cardello pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Johnson | 42-36 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva buries a 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses the runner near the basket | 42-39 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Thomas Reeve (SF), James Pugh (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Harold Johnson, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Les Lowman, Stephen Ball, Frank Prater | |
| 09:23 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Erwin Smith (SF) Mark George | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Erwin Smith - foul #1 on Erwin Smith, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Swanson (SG), Harold Johnson (SF), Mark George (PF) George Cardello, Erwin Smith, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Harold Johnson's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Alonzo Adams - foul #3 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG) Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is fouled in the backcourt by Felipe Silva - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (C) Larry Weiss | |
| 07:12 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Prater, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Pugh (C) Harold Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| 06:39 | Florida State | James Pugh drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Hallett | 46-41 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Mark George is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), Harold Johnson (SF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Thomas Reeve, Mark George | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Stephen Ball, Frank Prater | |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Harold Johnson takes the ball from Larry Weiss | 48-41 |
| 04:41 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett travels with the ball | 48-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Erwin Smith (PF) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams and he's fouled by Daniel Lebrun - foul #2 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Swanson (SG) Ronald Hallett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Erwin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:01 | Florida State | Robert Swanson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Tucker - foul #1 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG) Robert Swanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Harold Johnson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Cardello and he's hacked by Robert McQuesten - foul #1 on Robert McQuesten, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Mark George (PF) George Cardello, Erwin Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten | |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Harold Johnson misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Harold Johnson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a jumper from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Mark George is fouled on the floor by Les Lowman - foul #1 on Les Lowman, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), Thomas Reeve (SF), James Pugh (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Harold Johnson, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Stephen Tucker (PF), Frank Prater (C) Kevin Green, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Larry Weiss | |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Mark George misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Tucker | 53-47 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG), Harold Johnson (SF), Daniel Lebrun (C) George Cardello, Thomas Reeve, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Frank Prater | |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Jarek Sulejmanovski - foul #4 on Jarek Sulejmanovski, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Mark George is hacked by Stephen Tucker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Mark George makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-49 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Mark George is hacked by Kevin Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Green, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Mark George misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Mark George misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Jarek Sulejmanovski is called for the reach on Alonzo Adams - foul #5 on Jarek Sulejmanovski, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG) Jarek Sulejmanovski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-49 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Kevin Green is called for the reach on Daniel Lebrun in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Green, team foul #11 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Swanson (SG) George Cardello | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Mark George gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett runs out the clock | 60-49 |