| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian King (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | James Jager banks in the layup | 22-30 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Javier Herrera steps in front of the Robert Hobgood pass in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | James Jager banks in the layup on a nice dish by Javier Herrera | 24-30 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | William Davis buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Loyd Ayer | 24-32 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Javier Herrera hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's layup is rejected by James Jager | 26-32 |
| 18:27 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Javier Herrera connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is hacked by James Jager - foul #3 on James Jager, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) James Jager | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Brian King steals it from William Davis | 28-32 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Davis steals it from Loyd Ayer | 28-32 |
| 16:55 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's pass is intercepted by Johnny Swasey | 28-32 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey lays it in | 28-34 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis connects on the jump hook in the paint | 30-34 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SG), David Springer (SF), Darryl Williams (PF) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Loyd Ayer | |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos loses the dribble to Lawrence Davis | 30-36 |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Filip Koslowski | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) SF - David Springer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Brian King steals it from David Springer | 32-36 |
| 15:14 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits a shot from the right block | 34-36 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos drills a floater from the left side | 34-38 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Richard Barksdale, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | William Davis knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Loyd Ayer and he's hacked by Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish blows the layup but he's hacked by Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Dennis Danna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Hobgood, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is fouled on the floor by Chad Farrish - foul #2 on Chad Farrish, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by David Springer - foul #2 on David Springer, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF) Javier Herrera, James Jager | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Darryl Williams, David Springer | |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Hobgood | 40-46 |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic loses the dribble to Loyd Ayer | 40-46 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Danna - foul #2 on Dennis Danna, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SG), David Springer (SF) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey | |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Barksdale | 40-46 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Albert Valdivia | 40-46 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from George Ivy and he's fouled by Richard Barksdale - foul #2 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), James Jager (SF) Filip Koslowski, George Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Darryl Williams (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Sylvester Bakos, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hobgood | 42-49 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 44-49 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen tips it in | 44-51 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #4 on James Jager, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Javier Herrera (SG), George Ivy (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Dennis Danna, Lawrence Davis, James Jager, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Richard Barksdale, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-52 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tired) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 07:38 | Florida State | The rebound goes to George Ivy | 44-52 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski clanks a floater from the left side | 44-52 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Loyd Ayer is blocked by George Ivy | 44-52 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | George Ivy snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Javier Herrera can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Javier Herrera steals the ball from William Davis | 44-52 |
| 06:12 | Florida State | Chad Farrish takes the ball from Filip Koslowski in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), James Jager (SF) Filip Koslowski, George Ivy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the easy layup | 44-52 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it in | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Dennis Danna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the easy open layup | 44-54 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-54 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | James Jager makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Javier Herrera | 46-54 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses short on a jumper from the right block | 46-54 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jager (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian King (very tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Loyd Ayer denies the turnaround by Javier Herrera | 46-54 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 46-54 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood tips it home | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | James Jager misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Dillon - foul #5 on Richard Dillon, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Darryl Williams (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Mladen Jahic (C) Filip Koslowski, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (C) Richard Barksdale, Sylvester Bakos, Justin Olsen | |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-56 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 48-56 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Darryl Williams, David Springer | |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic is fouled on the floor by Chad Farrish - foul #3 on Chad Farrish, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| 00:59 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Javier Herrera is called for the reach on Johnny Swasey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Javier Herrera, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Loyd Ayer | |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Javier Herrera misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Danna - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Darryl Williams (PF) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Dennis Danna scores on a turnaround from close range | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | David Springer drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Barksdale | 50-62 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | James Jager's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Williams | 50-62 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic tips it in | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish runs out the clock | 52-62 |