| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Dubin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Roca (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Johnson | 28-20 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Robert Hudson is whistled for traveling | 28-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 18:47 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 18:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:30 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson throws it down set up by Jess Davis | 30-20 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Peter Pauley is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ware - foul #2 on Ralph Ware, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Michael Vick (C) Thomas Johnson, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (C) Cory Roca | |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Adam Gurule blows the layup | 30-20 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | John Dubin can't tip it in | 30-20 |
| 17:44 | Kansas | Michael Vick snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 17:26 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Thomas Montgomery, Michael Vick | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| 16:57 | Florida State | James Cabot buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Baden | 30-22 |
| 16:34 | Kansas | Jess Davis clanks a jump hook near the basket | 30-22 |
| 16:32 | Florida State | Ronald Moser gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | The jump hook by Cory Roca is blocked by James Young | 30-22 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Jess Davis's pass is intercepted by Cory Roca | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Moser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cabot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Roca (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Ronald Moser hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Baden | 30-25 |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Stephen Baden is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Baden, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Michael Vick (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), John Dubin (PF) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| 14:53 | Kansas | Adam Gurule is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Adam Gurule, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:32 | Kansas | Michael Vick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Cory Roca gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Cory Roca lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Dubin | 30-27 |
| 13:49 | Kansas | Ralph Ware connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Gill | 33-27 |
| 13:23 | Florida State | Adam Gurule comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sekan Aoki (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Sidney Higgins, Michael Vick | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (C) Cory Roca | |
| 13:23 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 13:23 | Florida State | Adam Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:01 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-29 |
| 13:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Robert Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | Peter Pauley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sidney Higgins (PF) Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Adam Gurule | |
| 12:19 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits a fadeaway in the paint | 35-29 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | John Dubin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 11:51 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson travels in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF) Ralph Ware, Thomas Montgomery, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Cory Roca (C) James Cabot | |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Cory Roca misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Gill - foul #3 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden | |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dubin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Roca (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Robert Hudson steals it from Richard Gill in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 11:01 | Florida State | Robert Hudson travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Sidney Higgins (C) Ralph Ware, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Gurule (SF) Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Dubin | 35-33 |
| 10:04 | Florida State | Robert Hudson is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), James Cabot (C) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Cory Roca | |
| 09:36 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Adam Gurule connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Ronald Moser | 37-35 |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Ronald Moser steals the ball from James Young | 37-35 |
| 08:40 | Florida State | Stephen Baden banks in the layup set up by Ronald Moser | 37-37 |
| 08:25 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 39-37 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | John Dubin is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Cory Roca (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Peter Pauley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 07:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 07:27 | Florida State | James Cabot snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Ware (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jess Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cabot (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Roca (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Robert Hudson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gilbert McEvoy | 39-42 |
| 06:40 | Kansas | Richard Gill is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Ware | 41-42 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Peter Pauley hits a floater from the left side | 41-44 |
| 06:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Cabot - foul #1 on James Cabot, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Ralph Ware, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), John Dubin (PF) Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| 06:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:00 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is fouled on the floor by Thomas Montgomery - foul #2 on Thomas Montgomery, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Sekan Aoki, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 05:17 | Florida State | Thomas Montgomery steps in front of the John Dubin pass | 42-44 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Richard Gill is hacked by Stephen Baden - foul #2 on Stephen Baden, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Pauley (SG) Stephen Baden | |
| 04:31 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 04:30 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Gurule - foul #2 on Adam Gurule, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG) Ralph Ware | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Ronald Moser, Adam Gurule | |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Peter Pauley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 03:44 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Sidney Higgins | 44-44 |
| 03:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a floater from the right side set up by Sekan Aoki | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gill (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Montgomery (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sidney Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dubin (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Roca (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Robert Hudson scores on a shot from the right side | 46-46 |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Gill | 48-46 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | The jumper by Robert Hudson is denied by Sekan Aoki | 48-46 |
| 02:08 | Kansas | Richard Gill gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Robert Hudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hudson, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), James Cabot (C) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy, Cory Roca | |
| 01:49 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 48-46 |
| 01:47 | Kansas | James Young tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG) Ralph Ware | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Cory Roca (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, James Cabot | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Hudson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Cory Roca lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Hudson | 50-48 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #4 on Richard Gill, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Young | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:32 | Kansas | James Young is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hudson - foul #3 on Robert Hudson, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:32 | Kansas | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:32 | Kansas | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Jess Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Jess Davis is hacked by Robert Hudson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hudson, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Peter Pauley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 00:13 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Sekan Aoki | 56-48 |
| 00:12 | Kansas | Robert Hudson is called for the reach on Sekan Aoki in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Hudson, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 00:12 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:12 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Cory Roca's layup is rejected by Jess Davis | 58-48 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 58-48 |