| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Justin Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Talavera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Harold Bryant is called for the reach on Zachary Taylor - foul #3 on Harold Bryant, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Marshall (C) Harold Bryant | |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Robert Farrington buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | James Ward misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Robert Farrington gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | Robert Farrington scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Newborn | 30-23 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Justin Bearden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 18:20 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin connects on the jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Warren Williams drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Ward | 32-25 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses the floater from the right block | 32-25 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | James Ward snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | James Ward comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Neal Gosselin - foul #3 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG) Melvin Newborn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (SG), Evan Weismiller (C) Warren Williams, Jason Marshall | |
| 16:59 | Columbia | James Ward misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | James Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin travels with the ball | 32-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Robert Farrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (PG), Timothy Carr (SF), Terry Russel (C) Justin Bearden, James Ward, Andrew Talavera | |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Timothy Carr clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Neal Gosselin - foul #4 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Ward (PF) Neal Gosselin | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Timothy Carr makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Timothy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Drakes | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Billy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Ward (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Pollard (fresh) SG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Evan Weismiller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Russel (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Ward swats the layup by Terry Russel | 34-28 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller tips it in | 34-30 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Michael Billy hits a runner in the lane set up by Donald Drakes | 36-30 |
| 14:42 | Columbia | Zachary Taylor denies the turnaround by Robert Stinnett | 36-30 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Eric Pollard snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 36-32 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | Donald Drakes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the runner from the right block set up by Donnie Crispin | 38-32 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Terry Russel's pass is intercepted by Donnie Crispin | 38-32 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Evan Weismiller takes the ball from Zachary Taylor | 38-32 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Terry Russel can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Mainor (PG), Melvin Newborn (SG), Neal Gosselin (SF), Robert Farrington (PF) Donnie Crispin, Donald Drakes, Michael Billy, Kenneth Ward | |
| Subs | Columbia | Justin Bearden (PG), Warren Williams (SG), James Ward (SF), Andrew Talavera (PF) Eric Pollard, Robert Stinnett, Timothy Carr, Evan Weismiller | |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Terry Russel makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Terry Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Terry Russel - foul #1 on Terry Russel, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Harold Bryant (C) Terry Russel | |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:26 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:20 | Columbia | Melvin Newborn steals the ball from Justin Bearden in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn misses short on a floater in the paint | 40-34 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | James Ward grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Justin Bearden misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Johnny Mainor (fresh) SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Justin Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Talavera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Robert Farrington grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Andrew Talavera is called for the reach on Robert Farrington - foul #3 on Andrew Talavera, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (PG) Johnny Mainor | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:01 | Florida State | Robert Farrington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Warren Williams hits a 3 from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Drakes | 42-37 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | James Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Robert Farrington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 09:57 | Columbia | James Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Harold Bryant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Drakes | 44-39 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | Zachary Taylor is called for the reach on Justin Bearden - foul #2 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Johnny Mainor (SF), Kenneth Ward (PF), Michael Billy (C) Melvin Newborn, Neal Gosselin, Robert Farrington, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (PG), Robert Stinnett (SG), Timothy Carr (SF), Jason Marshall (PF), Evan Weismiller (C) Justin Bearden, Warren Williams, James Ward, Andrew Talavera, Harold Bryant | |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Timothy Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller tips it home | 44-41 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Evan Weismiller swats the layup by Johnny Mainor | 44-41 |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Michael Billy denies the turnaround by Jason Marshall | 44-41 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Michael Billy loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF), Robert Farrington (PF) Donald Drakes, Kenneth Ward | |
| Subs | Columbia | Harold Bryant (C) Eric Pollard | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Mainor (fresh) SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Billy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Evan Weismiller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 44-41 |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Stinnett - foul #1 on Robert Stinnett, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG) Johnny Mainor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Justin Bearden (PG), Warren Williams (SG), James Ward (SF), Andrew Talavera (PF) Robert Stinnett, Timothy Carr, Jason Marshall, Evan Weismiller | |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Harold Bryant's floater is tipped away by Michael Billy | 46-43 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Melvin Newborn | 46-43 |
| 06:14 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Ward - foul #3 on James Ward, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 06:14 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Justin Bearden misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-43 |
| 05:58 | Florida State | Michael Billy gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Michael Billy misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Bearden - foul #2 on Justin Bearden, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Farrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Marshall (C) Harold Bryant | |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Donnie Crispin is called for the reach on Justin Bearden - foul #2 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Mainor (SF), Kenneth Ward (PF) Neal Gosselin, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Newborn - foul #2 on Melvin Newborn, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jason Marshall | 51-44 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | James Ward buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Justin Bearden | 51-47 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | James Ward is called for the reach on Johnny Mainor - foul #4 on James Ward, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG), Neal Gosselin (SF), Robert Farrington (PF) Donnie Crispin, Melvin Newborn, Kenneth Ward | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (SG), Harold Bryant (C) Warren Williams, James Ward | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | Donald Drakes loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (SG) Johnny Mainor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Carr (SG), Evan Weismiller (PF) Justin Bearden, Andrew Talavera | |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett tips it home | 52-49 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Michael Billy drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Farrington | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Billy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Evan Weismiller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Harold Bryant is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Harold Bryant, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Melvin Newborn (SG) Donald Drakes, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Justin Bearden (PG), Warren Williams (SG), James Ward (SF), Andrew Talavera (PF) Robert Stinnett, Timothy Carr, Jason Marshall, Evan Weismiller | |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Robert Farrington scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Andrew Talavera - foul #4 on Andrew Talavera, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Mainor (SF), Donald Drakes (C) Neal Gosselin, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Evan Weismiller (C) Harold Bryant | |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Robert Farrington misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | James Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (SF), Kenneth Ward (PF) Johnny Mainor, Robert Farrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF), Robert Farrington (PF), Zachary Taylor (C) Michael Billy, Kenneth Ward, Donald Drakes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Harold Bryant (C) Evan Weismiller | |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is hacked by James Ward - foul #5 on James Ward, team foul #10 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jason Marshall (SF) James Ward | |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Warren Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 61-49 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin runs out the clock | 61-49 |