| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) SF - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mikel Dzwonkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Cauthen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Washington State | Larry Wilson steals the ball from Paul Waymire | 26-30 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma blows the layup | 26-30 |
| 19:17 | Washington State | Paul Waymire grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses the floater from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | Ronnie Baker takes the ball from Larry Wilson | 26-30 |
| 18:28 | Washington State | Paul Waymire comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:59 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Turner (PF), Jay Broome (C) Justin Lovejoy, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (PG), Joseph Segarra (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Eli Daniels (C) Paul Waymire, Kenneth Gill, Mikel Dzwonkowski, Rick Cauthen, Ronnie Baker | |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | Washington State | David Hauge scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is hacked by Joseph Segarra in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF) Kevin McGraw | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Richard Darby is fouled on the floor by Joseph Segarra - foul #2 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy (PF) Jay Broome | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG) David Hauge | |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Richard Darby misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | Washington State | Eli Daniels snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:45 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Donald Turner gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Donald Turner misses the lay-in | 29-32 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma tips it home | 31-32 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Eli Daniels misses long on a shot in the lane | 31-32 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Justin Lovejoy | 31-32 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Richard Darby pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Segarra (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Minton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Richard Darby comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-32 |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Donald Turner tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Donald Turner misses the easy dunk attempt | 31-32 |
| 15:21 | Washington State | Paul Waymire grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Paul Waymire misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Richard Darby grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | The short jumper by Justin Lovejoy is denied by Eli Daniels | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Richard Darby tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 14:55 | Washington State | Paul Waymire snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Eli Daniels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Donald Turner - foul #2 on Donald Turner, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Kevin McGraw (SF), Jay Broome (PF), Larry Wilson (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Richard Darby, Justin Lovejoy, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (PG), Kenneth Gill (SG), Mikel Dzwonkowski (SF), Rick Cauthen (PF) Paul Waymire, Joseph Segarra, Johnnie Minton, Scott Nelson | |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Eli Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Eli Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Larry Wilson grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 31-33 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | Eli Daniels pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:01 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kevin McGraw - foul #2 on Kevin McGraw, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronnie Baker (C) Eli Daniels | |
| 14:01 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:01 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | Jay Broome gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | Larry Wilson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Taylor | 33-34 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Wilson - foul #1 on Larry Wilson, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:21 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:52 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:45 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 12:43 | Florida State | Jon Hayes snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin McGraw and he's hacked by Kenneth Gill - foul #1 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Richard Darby (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF), Donald Turner (C) Jon Hayes, Kevin McGraw, Jay Broome, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Joseph Segarra (SG) David Hauge, Kenneth Gill | |
| 12:39 | Florida State | James Taylor misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:39 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:10 | Washington State | Rick Cauthen comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 12:08 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Donald Turner's floater is tipped away by Mikel Dzwonkowski | 35-38 |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Segarra (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mikel Dzwonkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Cauthen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Washington State | Rick Cauthen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Segarra | 35-40 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | Richard Darby is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Kevin McGraw (SF) James Taylor, Anthony Kuzma, Richard Darby | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Gill (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) Joseph Segarra, Mikel Dzwonkowski, Rick Cauthen | |
| 10:50 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Wilson (C) Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Kenneth Gill is called for the reach on Walter Allen - foul #2 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (PG) Paul Waymire | |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Larry Wilson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-40 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Larry Wilson | 37-40 |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Johnnie Minton picks off the pass by Jon Hayes | 37-40 |
| 09:30 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton's pass is intercepted by Jon Hayes | 37-40 |
| 09:27 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits the finger roll | 39-40 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | David Hauge misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Jon Hayes gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses long on a jump hook from close range | 39-40 |
| 08:57 | Washington State | Scott Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton is hacked by Jay Broome - foul #1 on Jay Broome, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Richard Darby (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF), Donald Turner (C) Walter Allen, Jon Hayes, Kevin McGraw, Jay Broome, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Joseph Segarra (SG), Mikel Dzwonkowski (SF), Rick Cauthen (PF), Eli Daniels (C) David Hauge, Kenneth Gill, Johnnie Minton, Scott Nelson, Ronnie Baker | |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Donald Turner is called for the reach on Eli Daniels - foul #3 on Donald Turner, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Donald Turner takes the ball from Mikel Dzwonkowski | 39-40 |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Justin Lovejoy - foul #3 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Segarra (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mikel Dzwonkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Cauthen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eli Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is hacked by Joseph Segarra in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Segarra, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Mikel Dzwonkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Dzwonkowski, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Turner | 42-42 |
| 06:33 | Washington State | Paul Waymire buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Mikel Dzwonkowski is called for the reach on Richard Darby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mikel Dzwonkowski, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Jay Broome (C) James Taylor, Kevin McGraw, Donald Turner | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (PG), Kenneth Gill (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) Paul Waymire, Joseph Segarra, Mikel Dzwonkowski, Rick Cauthen | |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Richard Darby misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Scott Nelson pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton blows the layup but he's fouled by Jay Broome - foul #2 on Jay Broome, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SF), Larry Wilson (C) Richard Darby, Justin Lovejoy | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronnie Baker (C) Eli Daniels | |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Johnnie Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 05:38 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker hits a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Gill and he's fouled by Larry Wilson - foul #2 on Larry Wilson, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Donald Turner (PF) Walter Allen, Kevin McGraw, Larry Wilson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Waymire (PG), Joseph Segarra (SG), Mikel Dzwonkowski (SF), Rick Cauthen (PF) David Hauge, Kenneth Gill, Johnnie Minton, Scott Nelson | |
| 05:14 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Donald Turner knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Taylor and he's fouled by Rick Cauthen - foul #4 on Rick Cauthen, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eli Daniels (C) Ronnie Baker | |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Donald Turner misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:03 | Washington State | Eli Daniels pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Eli Daniels clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | Donald Turner banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Kuzma | 46-50 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Paul Waymire scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Segarra | 46-53 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Donald Turner comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-53 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Paul Waymire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Jon Hayes gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Kevin McGraw (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF), Larry Wilson (C) James Taylor, Jon Hayes, Donald Turner, Jay Broome | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Gill (SG), Johnnie Minton (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Ronnie Baker (C) Joseph Segarra, Mikel Dzwonkowski, Rick Cauthen, Eli Daniels | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Paul Waymire (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Minton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Walter Allen connects on the shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 02:39 | Washington State | Justin Lovejoy swats the short shot by Johnnie Minton | 50-53 |
| 02:37 | Florida State | Larry Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Minton - foul #1 on Johnnie Minton, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma | |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hauge (SF) Ronnie Baker | |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | James Taylor picks off the pass by David Hauge | 52-53 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Taylor | 54-53 |
| 01:52 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG) James Taylor, Jon Hayes | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mikel Dzwonkowski (SF), Rick Cauthen (PF), Ronnie Baker (C) David Hauge, Scott Nelson, Johnnie Minton | |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Paul Waymire comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Gill - foul #3 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Rick Cauthen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:15 | Washington State | Ronnie Baker hits a jumper from the left side set up by Mikel Dzwonkowski | 55-55 |
| 01:13 | Florida State | Kenneth Gill is called for the reach on Walter Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Gill, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 01:13 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:13 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:13 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Baker | 56-55 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | Paul Waymire makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mikel Dzwonkowski | 56-58 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Paul Waymire steals it from Larry Wilson in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | Paul Waymire banks in the layup | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Cauthen - foul #5 on Rick Cauthen, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Scott Nelson (PF) Rick Cauthen | |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Scott Nelson | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Kevin McGraw steals the ball from Ronnie Baker | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Paul Waymire | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Paul Waymire runs out the clock | 57-60 |