| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - James Jager (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) SG - Fred Pinder (fresh) SF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Jose Medina (fresh) C - Anthony Follansbee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Brian King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Brian King hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is fouled on the floor by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg connects on the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | Fred Pinder takes the ball from Dennis Danna | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg hits the finger roll set up by Fred Pinder | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Brian King lays it in | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Brian King misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jose Medina - foul #1 on Jose Medina, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Brian King misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Brian King misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) James Jager | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 16:34 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:06 | Miami (FL) | Javier Herrera is called for the reach on Hugh Gamberg - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Filip Koslowski - foul #1 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (SF) George Ivy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Phillip Lewis (C) Anthony Follansbee | |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) SF - James Jager (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Jose Medina (fresh) C - Phillip Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Phillip Lewis is called for the reach on Brian King - foul #1 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SF) Angelo Sandoval | |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Phillip Lewis - foul #2 on Phillip Lewis, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kevin Worley (SG), Anthony Follansbee (C) Hugh Gamberg, Fred Pinder, Phillip Lewis | |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Worley | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 13:52 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:24 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Worley | 6-11 |
| 13:02 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis buries a fadeaway from the right side | 8-11 |
| 12:43 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 8-11 |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee tips it home | 8-13 |
| 12:24 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lloyd | 8-13 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian King - foul #1 on Brian King, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Dennis Danna, Lawrence Davis, James Jager, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Fred Pinder (SG), Angelo Sandoval (SF) Jeffry Maddox, Kevin Worley, Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:41 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hugh Gamberg - foul #1 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| 11:41 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:41 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tiring) 4 pts. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Fred Pinder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Angelo Sandoval (fresh) PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Follansbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 10-15 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski is hacked by Hugh Gamberg - foul #2 on Hugh Gamberg, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox (PG), Kenneth Lloyd (SF) Hugh Gamberg, Jose Medina | |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivan Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jesiolowski, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 10:03 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:03 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:51 | Florida State | Angelo Sandoval steals the ball from Lawrence Davis | 10-16 |
| 09:38 | Miami (FL) | Mladen Jahic picks off the pass by Anthony Follansbee | 10-16 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Follansbee - foul #1 on Anthony Follansbee, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Jager (SF) George Ivy | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:55 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee is hacked by Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Valdivia (C) Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina (PF) Angelo Sandoval | |
| 08:55 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffry Maddox - foul #1 on Jeffry Maddox, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:38 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Jeffry Maddox | 13-18 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis buries a jumpshot from the right side | 15-18 |
| 07:55 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 15-20 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) SG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Jager (fresh) PF - Brian King (tired) 4 pts. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jeffry Maddox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Pinder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Follansbee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder misses badly on a floater from the right block | 17-20 |
| 07:13 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | James Jager is fouled on the floor by Jeffry Maddox - foul #2 on Jeffry Maddox, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Dennis Anderson (SG), Mladen Jahic (C) Dennis Danna, Lawrence Davis, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (SG), Angelo Sandoval (SF) Jeffry Maddox, Kenneth Lloyd | |
| 06:52 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:23 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina is hacked by James Jager - foul #1 on James Jager, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (SF) Dennis Anderson, James Jager | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 06:23 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian King | 19-20 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski is hacked by Fred Pinder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Pinder, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:01 | Miami (FL) | Ivan Jesiolowski takes the ball from Kevin Worley | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski jams it on a nice dish by Ivan Jesiolowski | 23-20 |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian King - foul #2 on Brian King, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Dennis Anderson (PF) Filip Koslowski, Brian King | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd (SF) Anthony Follansbee | |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:34 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:20 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Angelo Sandoval | 23-21 |
| 05:03 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 05:02 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:52 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 23-21 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski tips it in | 25-21 |
| 04:26 | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Kenneth Lloyd | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Angelo Sandoval - foul #1 on Angelo Sandoval, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SG), James Jager (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Ivan Jesiolowski, George Ivy, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Anthony Follansbee (C) Jose Medina | |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | James Jager is called for the reach on Kenneth Lloyd - foul #2 on James Jager, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), Brian King (PF) Lawrence Davis, Dennis Anderson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Gamberg (PG), Jeffry Maddox (SG), Jose Medina (PF), Phillip Lewis (C) Fred Pinder, Kevin Worley, Angelo Sandoval, Anthony Follansbee | |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:34 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - James Jager (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian King (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Hugh Gamberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffry Maddox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jose Medina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Lewis (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Florida State | James Jager misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:05 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:51 | Miami (FL) | Jeffry Maddox connects on the floater from the left side | 26-27 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia lays it up and in set up by Brian King | 28-27 |
| 02:03 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffry Maddox | 28-29 |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Javier Herrera knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Jose Medina comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-29 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, James Jager, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kevin Worley (SG), Angelo Sandoval (SF), Anthony Follansbee (C) Jeffry Maddox, Kenneth Lloyd, Jose Medina | |
| 00:28 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Worley | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic is hacked by Anthony Follansbee - foul #2 on Anthony Follansbee, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Fred Pinder (PG) Hugh Gamberg | |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Angelo Sandoval hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-31 |