| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark George (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Harold Johnson inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:30 | UMass | Arthur Terry grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:23 | UMass | Mark George steps in front of the Thomas Wilkinson pass | 34-28 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronald Hallett and the foul's on Kenneth Buzard - foul #1 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Harold Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hallett | 39-28 |
| 18:35 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | UMass | James Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Mark George - foul #2 on Mark George, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Harold Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Buzard - foul #2 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Ojeda (C) Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Harold Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Harold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Willie Urban hits the finger roll set up by James Taylor | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:14 | UMass | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Jarek Sulejmanovski steals the ball from Kenneth Buzard | 40-33 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski connects on the shot from the right side set up by Thomas Reeve | 42-33 |
| 16:25 | UMass | James Taylor drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Harold Johnson - foul #1 on Harold Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), John Williams (SG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Kenneth Buzard, Arthur Terry, Arthur Ojeda | |
| 16:25 | UMass | James Taylor makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:04 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Johnson | 45-36 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Harold Johnson | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Florida State | Harold Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Reeve | 47-36 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Perry Rakes drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wilkinson | 47-39 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Mark George scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hallett and he's hacked by Thomas Wilkinson - foul #2 on Thomas Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun (C) Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) John Williams, Lawrence Fontanez, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Mark George makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is whistled for a carry | 50-39 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 50-39 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Claude Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Arthur Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG) Perry Rakes | |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett is hacked by Willie Urban - foul #3 on Willie Urban, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Mark George misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun tips it home | 52-39 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits a shot from the left side | 52-41 |
| 12:55 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 52-41 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 12:51 | UMass | Willie Urban snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Ojeda | 52-44 |
| 12:11 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), Thomas Reeve (SF), Louis Morlan (PF) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Harold Johnson, Mark George | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 11:56 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Cardello (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Morlan (fresh) C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Perry Rakes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lawrence Fontanez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Florida State | George Cardello can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:25 | UMass | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Perry Rakes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:50 | Florida State | George Cardello is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Fontanez - foul #2 on Lawrence Fontanez, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Swanson (SG), Harold Johnson (SF), Mark George (PF) Ronald Hallett, Thomas Reeve, Louis Morlan | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG) Kenneth Buzard | |
| 10:32 | Florida State | James Taylor swats the short shot by Harold Johnson | 52-44 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Mark George hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Swanson | 54-44 |
| 09:50 | UMass | Perry Rakes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wilkinson | 54-47 |
| 09:31 | Florida State | Harold Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Swanson | 57-47 |
| 09:12 | UMass | Mark George is called for the reach on Perry Rakes - foul #3 on Mark George, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG), Thomas Reeve (SF), Louis Morlan (C) George Cardello, Robert Swanson, Harold Johnson, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Buzard (SG), Arthur Terry (SF), Arthur Ojeda (PF), Claude Booth (C) Willie Urban, Lawrence Fontanez, James Taylor, Thomas Wilkinson | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Perry Rakes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Ojeda | 57-50 |
| 08:52 | Florida State | Kenneth Buzard steps in front of the Mark George pass | 57-50 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Claude Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Arthur Ojeda drills a fadeaway from the right block | 57-52 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Claude Booth - foul #1 on Claude Booth, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Johnson (SF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Mark George, Louis Morlan | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG) Perry Rakes | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Ojeda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Booth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Arthur Terry scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hallett | 61-55 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Arthur Terry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 06:25 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Willie Urban snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 06:17 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reeve - foul #3 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (PG), Mark George (PF) Ronald Hallett, Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG), Lawrence Fontanez (SF), James Taylor (PF), Thomas Wilkinson (C) Willie Urban, Arthur Terry, Arthur Ojeda, Claude Booth | |
| 05:51 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jarek Sulejmanovski | 61-55 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun connects on the floater from the left block | 63-55 |
| 05:05 | UMass | Lawrence Fontanez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 05:03 | UMass | James Taylor tips it back up and in | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Florida State | George Cardello misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:44 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Jarek Sulejmanovski picks off the pass by Perry Rakes | 63-57 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Harold Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Perry Rakes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Mark George grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Mark George connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Lebrun | 65-57 |
| 03:46 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Thomas Reeve (C) George Cardello, Daniel Lebrun | |
| Subs | UMass | Willie Urban (PG), Arthur Terry (SF) Perry Rakes, Lawrence Fontanez | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Willie Urban (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Buzard (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Arthur Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson lays it in | 65-59 |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:10 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jarek Sulejmanovski - foul #2 on Jarek Sulejmanovski, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), Louis Morlan (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Harold Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:03 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG), Harold Johnson (SF), Daniel Lebrun (C) George Cardello, Thomas Reeve, Louis Morlan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett is fouled on the floor by Willie Urban - foul #4 on Willie Urban, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:42 | UMass | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Willie Urban loses the dribble to Harold Johnson | 66-61 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Buzard - foul #3 on Kenneth Buzard, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson is whistled for traveling | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Lebrun | 68-61 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Arthur Terry double dribbles | 68-61 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun hits the follow up shot | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Arthur Terry snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Ronald Hallett is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Ronald Hallett, team foul #6 | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Kenneth Buzard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Willie Urban is called for the reach on Ronald Hallett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Urban, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Perry Rakes (PG) Willie Urban | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:23 | UMass | Thomas Wilkinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-61 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett runs out the clock | 72-61 |