| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) C - John Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) SG - Anthony Kuzma (fresh) SF - Richard Darby (fresh) PF - Jay Broome (fresh) C - James Fulk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Fulk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Walter Allen | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses long on a jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Richard Darby hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | John Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Walter Allen travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | John Hart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Walter Allen gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Larry Russel picks off the pass by Anthony Kuzma | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea can't finish the layup | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Walter Allen pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Walter Allen blows the layup but the foul's on Oscar Shea - foul #1 on Oscar Shea, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | John Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma drills a 3 from the left corner | 0-10 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Russel | 2-10 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Russel - foul #1 on Larry Russel, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Richard Darby steals the ball from Steven Scott | 2-11 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Jay Broome misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 2-11 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | James Fulk hits the follow up shot | 2-13 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Broome - foul #1 on Jay Broome, team foul #1 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Jon Hayes (SG), Brandon Liedtke (SF), Dana Hartmann (C) Walter Allen, Anthony Kuzma, Richard Darby, James Fulk | |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 3-13 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Jay Broome gets the rebound | 3-13 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Jay Broome makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Hayes | 3-15 |
| 16:31 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Scott | 6-15 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann loses the ball out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:49 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF) Larry Russel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Darby (SF) Brandon Liedtke | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Deford (fresh) SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Steven Deford takes the ball from Jon Hayes | 6-15 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Forth and the foul's on Richard Darby - foul #1 on Richard Darby, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea (SF) William Shaffer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), James Fulk (C) James Taylor, Dana Hartmann | |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | Walter Allen hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Darby | 9-17 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-17 |
| 14:53 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea tips it but misses | 9-17 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | Walter Allen is hacked by Kevin Forth - foul #1 on Kevin Forth, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Larry Russel (SG), David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) Steven Deford, Kevin Forth, Bruce Justice, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Daniel Dotson (PF) Jon Hayes, Jay Broome | |
| 14:19 | Florida State | Walter Allen is hacked by David Cowen - foul #1 on David Cowen, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (SF) Richard Darby | |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Oscar Shea is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #2 on Oscar Shea, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke (SF) Walter Allen | |
| 13:49 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Dotson | 9-19 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steven Scott | 12-19 |
| 13:03 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Russel - foul #2 on Larry Russel, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SG), Bruce Justice (SF) Larry Russel, William Shaffer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Richard Darby (SF), Jay Broome (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) James Taylor, Brandon Liedtke, Daniel Dotson, James Fulk | |
| 13:03 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:03 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:03 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Broome | 12-19 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Richard Darby's fadeaway is rejected by John Hart | 12-19 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 12:40 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SG), Jeremy Crose (PF) Steven Scott, David Cowen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| 12:07 | Florida State | Richard Darby travels with the ball | 12-19 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF) John Hart | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose is hacked by Dana Hartmann - foul #1 on Dana Hartmann, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Richard Darby pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Deford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Richard Darby banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 12-21 |
| 11:11 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) Steven Deford, William Shaffer, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG), Daniel Dotson (PF), James Fulk (C) Walter Allen, Jay Broome, Dana Hartmann | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | James Fulk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Liedtke (SF) Richard Darby | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | James Fulk misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:56 | Florida State | James Fulk makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:31 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen is whistled for a carry | 12-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SG), William Shaffer (SF) Kevin Forth, Bruce Justice | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG) Brandon Liedtke | |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Hayes and he's fouled by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #8 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (C) John Hart | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma makes the free throw | 12-25 |
| 10:04 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses the lay-in | 12-25 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | James Fulk pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Jon Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-25 |
| 09:47 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 09:32 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kuzma is called for the reach on Steven Deford - foul #1 on Anthony Kuzma, team foul #4 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (PG) Steven Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Richard Darby (SF), Jay Broome (PF) James Taylor, Jon Hayes, Daniel Dotson | |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | William Shaffer is called for the reach on Richard Darby - foul #1 on William Shaffer, team foul #9 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (SF) William Shaffer | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| 08:59 | Florida State | Richard Darby makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | Richard Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen is hacked by Walter Allen - foul #1 on Walter Allen, team foul #5 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG) David Cowen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG), Dana Hartmann (C) James Taylor, James Fulk | |
| 08:20 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-27 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | Richard Darby clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 12-27 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose gets the rebound | 12-27 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-27 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jon Hayes | 12-27 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Deford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Forth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - Jeremy Crose (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Darby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Broome (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Hartmann (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Jay Broome makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 12-29 |
| 07:23 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-29 |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose tips it home | 14-29 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Crose - foul #1 on Jeremy Crose, team foul #10 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (SG), David Cowen (PF), John Fairchild (C) Steven Deford, Kevin Forth, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Daniel Dotson (PF), James Fulk (C) Jon Hayes, Jay Broome, Dana Hartmann | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen pulls down the rebound | 14-30 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild double dribbles | 14-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF) Bruce Justice | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Taylor (PG) Walter Allen | |
| 06:48 | Florida State | David Cowen takes the ball from James Fulk | 14-30 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 16-30 |
| 06:12 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma loses the ball out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SF) Richard Darby | |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-30 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 16-30 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Taylor | 16-32 |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | James Fulk grabs the defensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 16-34 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Dotson - foul #1 on Daniel Dotson, team foul #6 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (PG), Steven Deford (SG), Bruce Justice (SF) Steven Scott, Felipe Salinas, William Shaffer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jay Broome (PF) Anthony Kuzma, Daniel Dotson | |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild misses the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild misses the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Jay Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Walter Allen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 16-34 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Forth | 16-34 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 16-34 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Forth | 16-34 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Walter Allen knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jay Broome | 19-36 |
| 04:11 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Forth | 21-36 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | Jon Hayes drills a driving attempt near the basket | 21-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Deford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Justice (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - John Fairchild (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Walter Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jay Broome (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fulk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Walter Allen gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 03:23 | Florida State | Bruce Justice is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on Bruce Justice, team foul #11 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), John Hart (C) Steven Deford, David Cowen, John Fairchild | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma (SG), Richard Darby (SF), Daniel Dotson (PF), Dana Hartmann (C) Walter Allen, Jon Hayes, Jay Broome, James Fulk | |
| 03:23 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:23 | Florida State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Dotson steals it from Bruce Justice | 21-40 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Daniel Dotson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 21-40 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma hits the follow up shot | 21-42 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel buries a 3 from straight away | 24-42 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Anthony Kuzma misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose (PF) Bruce Justice | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Allen (PG), Jay Broome (PF) James Taylor, Daniel Dotson | |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | The jump hook by Walter Allen is blocked by John Hart | 27-42 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Dana Hartmann tips it home | 27-44 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), David Cowen (PF) Kevin Forth, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Hayes (SG) Anthony Kuzma | |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Jon Hayes connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 27-47 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Scott | 30-47 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Larry Russel is called for the reach on Walter Allen - foul #3 on Larry Russel, team foul #12 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SG), William Shaffer (SF) Larry Russel, Oscar Shea | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fulk (C) Dana Hartmann | |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:48 | Virginia Tech | James Fulk takes the ball from Steven Deford | 30-49 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Steven Deford steals it from Jay Broome | 30-49 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer tips it home | 32-49 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Jay Broome misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-49 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Jon Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The clock runs out | 32-49 |