| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Jager (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lusk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Dennis Danna clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Neil Lusk | 28-22 |
| 19:27 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Graham | 28-25 |
| 19:04 | Florida State | James Jager hits a floater from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian King | 30-25 |
| 18:37 | Florida State | Dennis Danna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF) Alonzo Perez | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:20 | Saint Louis | James Jager swats the layup by Cory Hill | 30-25 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | James Jager grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | James Jager hits a shot from close range | 32-25 |
| 17:40 | Saint Louis | William Littleton loses the dribble to George Ivy | 32-25 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Jimmy Primmer steps in front of the Javier Herrera pass | 32-25 |
| 17:16 | Saint Louis | Javier Herrera picks off the pass by Cory Hill in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 16:57 | Florida State | James Jager lays it in set up by George Ivy | 34-25 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), Alonzo Perez (SF), Albert Valdivia (PF) Javier Herrera, George Ivy, Brian King | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), James Marlow (C) Cory Hill, Neil Lusk, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Dennis Danna loses the dribble to Phillip Graham | 34-27 |
| 16:07 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 16:06 | Saint Louis | David Amaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #1 on James Jager, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), Brian King (PF) Dennis Danna, James Jager | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Bryant Crain (SG) William Littleton, Greg Graham | |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:58 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clay Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Perez (fresh) PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Douglas Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Phillip Graham (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Bryant Crain | 34-29 |
| 15:23 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | Florida State | Clay Reeves clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 14:58 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Bryant Crain | 34-32 |
| 14:55 | Saint Louis | Clay Reeves is called for the reach on Douglas Davenport in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clay Reeves, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), George Ivy (SF), James Jager (C) Clay Reeves, Alonzo Perez, Brian King | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF) Douglas Davenport, Phillip Graham | |
| 14:50 | Saint Louis | James Jager is called for the reach on Bryant Crain - foul #2 on James Jager, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG) David Amaro | |
| 14:45 | Saint Louis | William Littleton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-34 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | George Ivy can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Dennis Danna snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | George Ivy connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dennis Danna and the foul's on James Marlow - foul #3 on James Marlow, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), Brian King (PF) Javier Herrera, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG), David Amaro (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, Cory Hill, Neil Lusk, James Marlow | |
| 13:34 | Florida State | George Ivy makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:26 | Saint Louis | George Ivy takes the ball from Greg Graham | 39-34 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Clay Reeves lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Ivy | 41-34 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham is hacked by Clay Reeves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clay Reeves, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF) George Ivy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:00 | Saint Louis | David Amaro clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:58 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Phillip Graham tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 12:31 | Florida State | James Jager buries a shot from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 12:08 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Brian King gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Dennis Danna connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brian King | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Reeves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alonzo Perez (fairly fresh) PF - Brian King (tiring) 7 reb. C - James Jager (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Graham (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Phillip Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Saint Louis | David Amaro is fouled in the backcourt by Alonzo Perez - foul #1 on Alonzo Perez, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Alonzo Perez, James Jager | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Greg Graham, Phillip Graham, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | David Amaro is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| 10:51 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 10:50 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Cory Hill | 45-36 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | James Marlow lays it up and in set up by William Littleton and he's fouled by George Ivy - foul #1 on George Ivy, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Clay Reeves | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF), Phillip Graham (PF) Cory Hill, Neil Lusk | |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | The jump hook by Dennis Danna is blocked by James Marlow | 45-39 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | James Marlow pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:14 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Littleton | 45-41 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Marlow - foul #4 on James Marlow, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF), James Jager (C) George Ivy, Brian King | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, Robert Meade, James Marlow | |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:46 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Davenport | 47-43 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez is fouled on the floor by David Amaro - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (C) Douglas Davenport, David Amaro, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 09:10 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Phillip Graham | |
| 08:51 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), David Amaro (SF) Bryant Crain, Cory Hill | |
| 08:27 | Florida State | Clay Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:22 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Greg Graham | 47-45 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Clay Reeves connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | David Amaro makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Graham | 49-48 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Clay Reeves misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 07:38 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:37 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clay Reeves (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Javier Herrera (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Perez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Valdivia (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Jager (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Graham (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Amaro (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Neil Lusk (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-50 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | James Jager can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Primmer - foul #3 on Jimmy Primmer, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), George Ivy (SF), Brian King (PF) Clay Reeves, Alonzo Perez, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport (PG), Bryant Crain (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), James Marlow (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, David Amaro, Neil Lusk, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 06:58 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | James Jager makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:46 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | James Jager grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Douglas Davenport picks off the pass by George Ivy | 53-50 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #3 on James Jager, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clay Reeves (SG), Albert Valdivia (C) Javier Herrera, James Jager | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Dennis Danna grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the runner from close range | 53-51 |
| 05:36 | Saint Louis | Douglas Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill is whistled for traveling | 53-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Cory Hill, James Marlow | |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Dennis Danna drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Clay Reeves | 55-51 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | George Ivy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Danna | 57-54 |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | David Amaro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | George Ivy gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), Alonzo Perez (SF), James Jager (C) Clay Reeves, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) Douglas Davenport, Bryant Crain, David Amaro, Phillip Graham, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 03:49 | Florida State | James Jager buries a floater from the left wing set up by Javier Herrera | 59-54 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Greg Graham | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian King (tired) 7 reb. C - James Jager (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Cory Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lusk (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Marlow (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Greg Graham is called for the reach on Javier Herrera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Greg Graham, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Overlock (PF) Neil Lusk | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SF) Cory Hill | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | David Amaro scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Littleton | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Florida State | John Overlock steals it from Alonzo Perez | 59-59 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (PF) Alonzo Perez, Brian King | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Phillip Graham (PF), Neil Lusk (C) David Amaro, John Overlock, James Marlow | |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | William Littleton's pass is intercepted by James Jager | 59-59 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Graham - foul #1 on Phillip Graham, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Perez (SF), Brian King (PF) George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Phillip Graham | |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is fouled on the floor by Neil Lusk - foul #2 on Neil Lusk, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Dennis Danna makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:04 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Graham | 61-64 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | James Jager makes the driving attempt from the right block | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Brian King grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | James Jager misses the shot in the paint | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Cory Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Danna, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Alonzo Perez misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |