| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Brian Highland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Letchworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mort (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Highland | 39-33 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Brian Highland picks off the pass by Steve Carroll out of a doubleteam | 39-33 |
| 19:00 | Arizona State | William Rogers steals it from Matthew Letchworth | 39-33 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | William Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-33 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Brian Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:34 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Patterson | 39-36 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | John Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | William Rogers hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Drew - foul #1 on Warren Drew, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), James Williams (C) Warren Drew, Roy Harris, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | John Allen comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | James Williams tips it in | 43-36 |
| 17:30 | Arizona State | Brian Highland connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | John Allen misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edwin Patterson - foul #3 on Edwin Patterson, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG) Rick Krysinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ray Beck (SG) Edwin Patterson | |
| 17:17 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:57 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on William Rogers - foul #1 on William Rogers, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:57 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:57 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | James Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Warren Drew grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Warren Drew misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:26 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:20 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort's floater is tipped away by James Williams | 45-41 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steve Carroll (C) Warren Drew, John Germann, William Rogers, James Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:54 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth's layup is rejected by Steve Carroll | 45-41 |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Brian Highland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Beck (fresh) SF - Matthew Letchworth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mort (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 15:12 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 14:58 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 14:57 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:50 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Ray Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:39 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 14:38 | Florida State | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Mort - foul #3 on Joseph Mort, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), John Germann (SF), William Rogers (PF), James Williams (C) John Allen, Roy Harris, Thomas Workowski, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (SG) Ray Beck | |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:27 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Highland | 48-44 |
| 14:13 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth's floater is knocked away by James Williams | 48-44 |
| 14:11 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski is hacked by Frank Marquart - foul #4 on Frank Marquart, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Steve Carroll (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, James Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson (SG), David Prince (C) Frank Marquart, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 13:50 | Florida State | John Allen can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 13:49 | Arizona State | David Prince grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Highland | 48-47 |
| 13:07 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses short on a floater in the paint | 48-47 |
| 13:06 | Arizona State | David Prince pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:56 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | William Rogers snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Edwin Patterson steals the ball from William Rogers | 48-47 |
| 12:29 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth lays it in on a nice dish by Edwin Patterson | 48-49 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | John Allen drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 12:03 | Arizona State | The pull-up jumper by Edwin Patterson is blocked by Steve Carroll | 50-49 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Warren Drew pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Steve Carroll buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Rogers | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Brian Highland (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Letchworth (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mort (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Prince (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:15 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Roy Harris snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:01 | Florida State | Roy Harris lays it in | 54-49 |
| 10:39 | Arizona State | Steve Carroll steals the ball from Edwin Patterson | 54-49 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | John Allen is hacked by Brian Highland - foul #1 on Brian Highland, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), James Williams (C) John Allen, Roy Harris, William Rogers, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Ray Beck (SF), Thomas Burkhalter (C) Matthew Letchworth, David Prince | |
| 10:17 | Florida State | James Williams's pass is intercepted by Edwin Patterson | 54-49 |
| 10:02 | Arizona State | Brian Highland drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Burkhalter | 54-52 |
| 09:52 | Florida State | John Germann's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Burkhalter | 54-52 |
| 09:50 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:35 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Beck | 54-54 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | Warren Drew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 09:10 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Arizona State | Ray Beck makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Edwin Patterson steals the ball from Thomas Workowski | 54-57 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Ray Beck lays it in set up by Edwin Patterson | 54-59 |
| 08:34 | Florida State | Warren Drew is fouled on the floor by Ray Beck - foul #1 on Ray Beck, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG), Roy Harris (SF), William Rogers (PF), Steve Carroll (C) Warren Drew, John Germann, Thomas Workowski, James Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Edwin Patterson takes the ball from Rick Krysinski | 54-59 |
| 08:13 | Arizona State | Ray Beck dunks the ball set up by Edwin Patterson | 54-61 |
| 07:51 | Florida State | Roy Harris hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Rick Krysinski | 57-61 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-61 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Roy Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Krysinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Brian Highland (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ray Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Mort (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Florida State | William Rogers jams it set up by Rick Krysinski | 59-61 |
| 07:23 | Arizona State | John Allen steals the ball from Brian Highland in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | William Rogers makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Krysinski and the foul's on Thomas Burkhalter - foul #2 on Thomas Burkhalter, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF), James Williams (C) Roy Harris, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Marquart (PG), Matthew Letchworth (SF), David Prince (C) Brian Highland, Ray Beck, Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 07:11 | Florida State | William Rogers makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:42 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | John Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Rogers | 65-61 |
| 05:59 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort blows the layup | 65-61 |
| 05:57 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:37 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 05:35 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth tips it home | 65-63 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steve Carroll (C) John Allen, John Germann, William Rogers, James Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter (C) David Prince | |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Roy Harris double dribbles | 65-63 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Workowski | 65-63 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Warren Drew buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steve Carroll | 67-63 |
| 04:17 | Arizona State | Roy Harris steals the ball from Thomas Burkhalter | 67-63 |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Roy Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-63 |
| 03:51 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:40 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Workowski - foul #2 on Thomas Workowski, team foul #3 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), William Rogers (PF) Rick Krysinski, Thomas Workowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Brian Highland (PG) Edwin Patterson | |
| 03:17 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-63 |
| 03:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Rogers | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Brian Highland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Marquart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Letchworth (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Mort (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Florida State | Warren Drew's pass is intercepted by Matthew Letchworth | 67-63 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Thomas Burkhalter is called for the reach on John Allen - foul #3 on Thomas Burkhalter, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), James Williams (C) Warren Drew, Roy Harris, Steve Carroll | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Prince (C) Thomas Burkhalter | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:23 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:59 | Florida State | John Germann comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 69-65 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | William Rogers hits the follow up shot | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | David Prince clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 71-65 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Williams | 71-65 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Steve Carroll (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, James Williams | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter (C) David Prince | |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Brian Highland pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:02 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 01:00 | Arizona State | Thomas Burkhalter tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is called for traveling | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Joseph Mort's pass is intercepted by William Rogers | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is hacked by Brian Highland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Highland, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Brian Highland is called for the reach on Steve Carroll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Highland, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Arizona State | Frank Marquart loses the ball out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG) John Allen | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is hacked by Frank Marquart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Marquart, team foul #10 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson (SG) Frank Marquart | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Edwin Patterson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Highland - foul #4 on Brian Highland, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG) Rick Krysinski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Matthew Letchworth hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-73 |