| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bowler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benny Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Benny Bowen inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Vincent Good takes the ball from Andrew Jackson | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by George Bowler - foul #1 on George Bowler, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:58 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Lachance | 33-28 |
| 18:37 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Vincent Good | 33-30 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Benny Bowen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | William Pellerin snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on George Bowler - foul #2 on George Bowler, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Christopher Lachance blocks the short jumper by George Bowler | 33-32 |
| 17:55 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Donald Bugarin steps in front of the Vincent Good pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 17:46 | Alabama | John Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (PF) Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) John Cole, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Richard Browning can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jamaal Widmer - foul #2 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (SG), John Fentress (SF) George Bowler, Benny Bowen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Richard Browning makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Richard Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 17:00 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Richard Browning banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jamaal Widmer - foul #3 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Vincent Good, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Richard Browning makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Pellerin | 40-34 |
| 16:04 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Rodney Chan is called for the reach on Samuel Evans - foul #1 on Rodney Chan, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), Benny Bowen (SF), Daniel Manuel (PF), Paul McCarr (C) Donald Bugarin, John Fentress, Richard Browning, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF) William Pellerin, Nicolas Hunt, John Cole | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Bowler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benny Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul McCarr (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Marker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Samuel Evans clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Rodney Chan - foul #2 on Rodney Chan, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Samuel Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:37 | Florida State | Samuel Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:37 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Paul McCarr is called for the reach on Vincent Good - foul #4 on Paul McCarr, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Browning (PF) Paul McCarr | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Richard Browning gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | Richard Browning misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Vincent Good clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Daniel Manuel | 41-34 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Mark Marker takes the ball from Daniel Manuel | 41-34 |
| 13:51 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer hits a jump hook in the paint | 41-36 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | Samuel Evans is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG), Andrew Jackson (C) Samuel Evans, Richard Browning | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), William Pellerin (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Vincent Good, Mark Marker, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Rodney Chan drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 41-39 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel is hacked by John Cole - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Fentress (SF) Benny Bowen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:02 | Florida State | John Cole is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Rodney Chan is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin - foul #3 on Rodney Chan, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Lachance (SF) Nicolas Hunt | |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Rodney Chan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | John Cole grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Andrew Jackson is called for the reach on William Pellerin - foul #2 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (SG), Benny Bowen (SF), Richard Browning (PF) George Bowler, John Fentress, Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Rodney Chan, Stephen Johnson | |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Andrew Jackson denies the turnaround by Christopher Lachance | 43-39 |
| 11:37 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donald Bugarin | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benny Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin's pass is intercepted by Vincent Good in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Vincent Good - foul #2 on Vincent Good, team foul #8 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Christopher Lachance, John Cole, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Browning - foul #3 on Richard Browning, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Benny Bowen tips it in | 47-41 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Vincent Good clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Bugarin - foul #1 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), John Fentress (SF) Samuel Evans, Benny Bowen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF) William Pellerin, Nicolas Hunt | |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Vincent Good makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Vincent Good takes the ball from Richard Browning | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Mark Marker comes up short on the floater from close range | 47-43 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance tips it home | 47-45 |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Richard Browning misses the driving attempt from the right block | 47-45 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Bugarin - foul #2 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF) Richard Browning | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), William Pellerin (SG), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Vincent Good, Mark Marker, Stephen Johnson | |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | John Fentress loses the dribble to Jamaal Widmer | 47-46 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Rodney Chan | 47-48 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Lachance - foul #1 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (PG), Benny Bowen (SG) Donald Bugarin, George Bowler | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF) Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Fentress makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | John Fentress misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | John Cole gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Rodney Chan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:32 | Alabama | William Pellerin evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benny Bowen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Fentress (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Evans | 51-50 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Benny Bowen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Cole - foul #4 on John Cole, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), Richard Browning (PF), Paul McCarr (C) John Fentress, Daniel Manuel, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), Christopher Lachance (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Rodney Chan, Nicolas Hunt, John Cole, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Benny Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Benny Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | George Bowler is called for the reach on William Pellerin - foul #3 on George Bowler, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG) Samuel Evans | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:15 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | Richard Browning misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Lachance | 53-52 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is hacked by Paul McCarr during a doubleteam - foul #5 on Paul McCarr, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Jackson (C) Paul McCarr | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG) William Pellerin | |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:55 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Andrew Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance misses long on a shot in the lane | 53-54 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Benny Bowen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | George Bowler tips it but misses | 53-56 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is whistled for a carry | 53-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Evans (SG), John Fentress (SF), Daniel Manuel (C) George Bowler, Benny Bowen, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SG), John Cole (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Mark Marker, Jamaal Widmer, Stephen Johnson | |
| 03:50 | Florida State | Samuel Evans evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | William Pellerin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fentress (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Browning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Florida State | Christopher Lachance swats the layup by John Fentress | 55-56 |
| 03:11 | Florida State | Richard Browning pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 02:53 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | William Pellerin connects on the shot near the basket | 55-58 |
| 02:37 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Bowler (SG), Benny Bowen (SF) Samuel Evans, John Fentress | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Johnson (C) Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Benny Bowen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Bowler | 58-58 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Benny Bowen gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Benny Bowen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Browning | 61-58 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Benny Bowen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | George Bowler tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Jackson (C) Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Vincent Good is called for the reach on Donald Bugarin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Good, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | William Pellerin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | John Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Pellerin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |