| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse is hacked by Larry Wilson - foul #2 on Larry Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Eggen and he's fouled by Anthony Kuzma - foul #2 on Anthony Kuzma, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse lays it up and in | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw tips it in | 30-37 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Christopher Nance scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Yates | 32-37 |
| 17:32 | Florida State | Larry Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (PF), David Taylor (C) Neil Yates, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Turner (C) Larry Wilson | |
| 17:11 | Columbia | Paul Winstead loses the dribble to Anthony Kuzma | 32-37 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Winstead - foul #2 on Paul Winstead, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Lovejoy - foul #1 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Jay Broome (C) Kevin McGraw, Justin Lovejoy | |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Richard Darby hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Allen | 34-40 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Kuzma - foul #3 on Anthony Kuzma, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Wilson (C) Jay Broome | |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Larry Wilson gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:04 | Florida State | Donald Turner is called for 3 seconds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG) Ernest Eggen | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Donald Turner swats the layup by Paul Winstead | 35-40 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Paul Winstead gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) SF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Columbia | David Taylor is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Nance out of the doubleteam | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Donald Turner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Turner, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Jared Wimbush, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Richard Darby, Donald Turner | |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is fouled on the floor by Walter Allen - foul #3 on Walter Allen, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Mike Williams (C) David Taylor, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (C) Larry Wilson | |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-40 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Justin Lovejoy | 38-40 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the dunk attempt | 38-40 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Jay Broome grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Aaron Gibson (PF) Christopher Nance, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Donald Turner (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Jay Broome | |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Taylor | 38-43 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Mike Williams tips it home | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 40-46 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Justin Lovejoy swats the shot by Randy Woodhouse | 40-46 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | Donald Turner comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Lovejoy | 40-46 |
| 11:36 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) C - Mike Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), David Taylor (SF), Neil Yates (PF), Paul Winstead (C) Jared Wimbush, Randy Woodhouse, Aaron Gibson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Richard Darby (SF), Larry Wilson (C) James Taylor, Jon Hayes, Kevin McGraw, Justin Lovejoy | |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Donald Turner can't connect on a runner in the lane | 40-46 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Neil Yates pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SF), Jay Broome (PF) Richard Darby, Donald Turner | |
| 09:44 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 42-46 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Paul Winstead snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Walter Allen - foul #4 on Walter Allen, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Aaron Gibson (PF) Ernest Eggen, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy (PF) Jay Broome | |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:56 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw hits a shot from the right wing set up by Walter Allen | 43-48 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Larry Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Walter Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Wilson | 43-51 |
| 07:53 | Columbia | Christopher Nance shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Larry Wilson pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:46 | Florida State | Larry Wilson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Winstead | 43-51 |
| 07:28 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Wimbush | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Winstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Kuzma (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McGraw (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 46-51 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Taylor | 49-51 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Larry Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jared Wimbush - foul #1 on Jared Wimbush, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF), Neil Yates (PF), Mike Williams (C) Jared Wimbush, David Taylor, Aaron Gibson, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Richard Darby (SF), Donald Turner (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Kevin McGraw, Larry Wilson | |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Donald Turner is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #4 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 06:12 | Florida State | Richard Darby hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #5 on Mike Williams, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (C) Justin Lovejoy | |
| 06:12 | Florida State | Richard Darby misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Paul Winstead hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 51-53 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Donald Turner clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-53 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Jon Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Donald Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Richard Darby tips it home | 51-55 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Aaron Gibson (PF) Christopher Nance, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin McGraw (SF), Justin Lovejoy (PF) Richard Darby, Jay Broome | |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | James Taylor misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the lay-in | 53-55 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:05 | Florida State | Ernest Eggen steals the ball from James Taylor in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen jams it | 55-55 |
| 03:35 | Florida State | Justin Lovejoy can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin McGraw (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. PF - Justin Lovejoy (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson is whistled for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SF) Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Anthony Kuzma (SG), Larry Wilson (C) James Taylor, Jon Hayes, Donald Turner | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Anthony Kuzma, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Ernest Eggen, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Christopher Nance connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Taylor | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Randy Woodhouse - foul #2 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG) Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Justin Lovejoy - foul #2 on Justin Lovejoy, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Larry Wilson buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Walter Allen and the foul's on Paul Winstead - foul #3 on Paul Winstead, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Larry Wilson makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Christopher Nance drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Ernest Eggen steals it from Justin Lovejoy | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-59 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Kevin McGraw is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen - foul #1 on Kevin McGraw, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SF), Aaron Gibson (PF) Randy Woodhouse, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Walter Allen is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin McGraw | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is hacked by Walter Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Allen, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG) Walter Allen | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Kevin McGraw evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | James Taylor is called for the reach on Christopher Nance in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF), Paul Winstead (C) David Taylor, Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-65 |