| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) SF - Richard Darby (fresh) PF - Jay Broome (fresh) C - James Fulk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) C - John Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Fulk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | The jump hook by Walter Allen is blocked by David Cowen | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Florida State | James Fulk gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Richard Darby is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | James Fulk blocks the short jumper by Steven Scott | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | Richard Darby snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Walter Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | James Fulk gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Jay Broome tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Allen - foul #1 on Walter Allen, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dana Hartmann (C) James Fulk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-1 |
| 17:16 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Hart | 7-1 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-1 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Brandon Liedtke (SF) Walter Allen, Richard Darby | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Larry Russel - foul #1 on Larry Russel, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Bruce Justice (PF) Steven Scott, David Cowen | |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Jon Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Jon Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-1 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | John Hart misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 9-1 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Jay Broome pulls down the rebound | 9-1 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Jay Broome knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-1 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Hayes - foul #1 on Jon Hayes, team foul #2 | 11-1 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), James Fulk (C) Brandon Liedtke, Dana Hartmann | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (C) John Hart | |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses the 1st free throw | 11-1 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Bruce Justice steals the ball from Anthony Kuzma | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fulk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fresh) SF - Kevin Forth (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose's pass is intercepted by Jon Hayes | 11-2 |
| 15:20 | Florida State | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kevin Forth - foul #1 on Kevin Forth, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Richard Darby (SF) James Taylor, Jon Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Oscar Shea (SF), David Cowen (PF) Steven Deford, Larry Russel, Bruce Justice | |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Jay Broome blows the layup | 11-2 |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth pulls down the rebound | 11-2 |
| 14:56 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-2 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen grabs the offensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Forth | 11-4 |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Jeremy Crose steals the ball from Walter Allen | 11-4 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Fulk | 11-4 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Forth - foul #2 on Kevin Forth, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Dotson (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Jay Broome, James Fulk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), John Hart (C) Kevin Forth, Jeremy Crose | |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Tech | John Hart is hacked by Daniel Dotson - foul #1 on Daniel Dotson, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:40 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Cowen | 12-4 |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is whistled for traveling | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG) Walter Allen | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| 13:21 | Florida State | James Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-4 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by David Cowen is blocked by Daniel Dotson | 15-4 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 15-4 |
| 13:01 | Florida State | James Taylor is hacked by Bruce Justice - foul #1 on Bruce Justice, team foul #5 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fulk (C) Dana Hartmann | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:45 | Florida State | John Hart steals it from James Taylor | 15-4 |
| 12:36 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits a turnaround in the paint | 15-6 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Jon Hayes misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Larry Russel - foul #2 on Larry Russel, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG) Richard Darby | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Oscar Shea (SF) Steven Scott, Larry Russel, David Cowen | |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Jon Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Jon Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | John Hart is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dotson - foul #2 on Daniel Dotson, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jay Broome (PF) Daniel Dotson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Fulk - foul #1 on James Fulk, team foul #5 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG) Jon Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fulk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fresh) SG - Felipe Salinas (fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - John Hart (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is hacked by Felipe Salinas - foul #1 on Felipe Salinas, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to James Fulk | 17-8 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:08 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Bruce Justice is blocked by Jay Broome | 17-8 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | John Hart gets the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:49 | Virginia Tech | Walter Allen is called for the reach on Steven Deford - foul #2 on Walter Allen, team foul #6 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Dana Hartmann (C) Walter Allen, James Fulk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), William Shaffer (SF), David Cowen (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Felipe Salinas, Oscar Shea, Bruce Justice, John Hart | |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dana Hartmann - foul #1 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Darryl Smith (PF) Anthony Kuzma, Jay Broome | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Richard Darby misses the shot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | Richard Darby can't tip it in | 17-10 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Darryl Smith misses the tip | 17-10 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Darryl Smith snags the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Darryl Smith drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Jon Hayes and he's hacked by Steven Deford - foul #1 on Steven Deford, team foul #8 | 19-10 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Darryl Smith makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| 09:44 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Shaffer | 20-13 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Jon Hayes connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 09:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Darby swats the layup by Jeremy Crose | 23-13 |
| 09:16 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 09:11 | Florida State | James Taylor clanks a shot from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-13 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford grabs the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 08:50 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Shaffer | 23-15 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Jon Hayes is whistled for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (PG), Jay Broome (PF), James Fulk (C) James Taylor, Darryl Smith, Dana Hartmann | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), John Hart (C) Steven Deford, William Shaffer, Jeremy Crose | |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Felipe Salinas | 23-17 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Richard Darby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (C) John Hart | |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Richard Darby makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Richard Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Scott | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fulk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Salinas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Justice (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Darby | 27-19 |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas makes the 3 from straight away set up by Steven Scott | 27-22 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Jon Hayes misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice lays it in | 27-24 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | James Fulk clanks a floater in the lane | 27-24 |
| 06:23 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Hayes - foul #2 on Jon Hayes, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Darryl Smith (PF) Jon Hayes, Richard Darby, Jay Broome | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SG), William Shaffer (SF), Jeremy Crose (C) Felipe Salinas, Oscar Shea, David Cowen | |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | Jeremy Crose denies the turnaround by Brandon Liedtke | 27-26 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | James Fulk tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 05:39 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dana Hartmann (C) James Fulk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (SG), John Fairchild (PF) Steven Scott, Bruce Justice | |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma lays it up and in | 31-26 |
| 04:45 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Smith denies the turnaround by William Shaffer | 31-26 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer tips it in | 31-28 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma is called for 5 seconds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), Jay Broome (PF) Brandon Liedtke, Darryl Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea (SF), David Cowen (PF) William Shaffer, John Fairchild | |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | James Taylor is called for the reach on Steven Deford - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), James Fulk (C) James Taylor, Anthony Kuzma, Dana Hartmann | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), John Hart (C) Felipe Salinas, Jeremy Crose | |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fulk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 03:12 | Florida State | Jon Hayes's pass is intercepted by John Hart | 31-31 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | James Fulk swats the layup by Steven Deford | 31-31 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Jay Broome snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | The jump hook by Richard Darby is blocked by David Cowen | 31-31 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | James Fulk tips it in | 33-31 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 02:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Walter Allen | 33-31 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Richard Darby, Jay Broome, James Fulk | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Kevin Forth (SF), Bruce Justice (PF) Steven Deford, Oscar Shea, David Cowen | |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Jon Hayes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Hart | 33-31 |
| 01:02 | Virginia Tech | James Taylor steals the ball from Kevin Forth | 33-31 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | James Taylor misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Russel | 33-33 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Walter Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Taylor and he's fouled by John Hart - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF), James Fulk (C) Jon Hayes, Dana Hartmann | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cowen (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Bruce Justice, John Hart | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Walter Allen takes the ball from David Cowen | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Walter Allen hits the finger roll | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-33 |