| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edwin Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Melvin Newborn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Manley - foul #3 on Edwin Manley, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn is fouled on the floor by Mark Floyd - foul #2 on Mark Floyd, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:12 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses the lay-in | 28-35 |
| 19:10 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Russell Giese is blocked by Melvin Newborn | 28-35 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:10 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs's layup is rejected by Neal Gosselin | 28-35 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 30-35 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Charles Smith knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Edwin Manley | 30-37 |
| 17:19 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd is called for traveling | 30-37 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Charles Smith hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Edward Jackson | 30-39 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 16:38 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Edward Jackson | 30-39 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | The short jumper by Edward Jackson is denied by Russell Giese | 30-39 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 30-39 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edwin Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Gosselin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Melvin Newborn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Edward Jackson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-39 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:36 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Edward Jackson grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Chris Saucedo - foul #2 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG), David Flynn (SG), Allan Schwiebert (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Edwin Manley, Edward Jackson, Melvin Newborn, Charles Smith | |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl is hacked by Neal Gosselin - foul #2 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Hansberger (SG) Neal Gosselin | |
| 14:39 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by David Flynn - foul #1 on David Flynn, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 14:39 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Robert Chandler knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Flynn | 33-43 |
| 13:53 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Perry Hansberger - foul #1 on Perry Hansberger, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Mark Floyd (C) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edwin Manley (PG), Edward Jackson (SG), Melvin Newborn (PF) Robert Chandler, Perry Hansberger, Joseph Jones | |
| 13:53 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:53 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:49 | Florida State | Edwin Manley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Wise | 37-43 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | The jump hook by Allan Schwiebert is blocked by Mark Floyd | 37-43 |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Combs, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Thomas Campbell, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF), Charles Smith (C) David Flynn, Allan Schwiebert | |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Edward Jackson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 12:15 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | Chris Saucedo denies the turnaround by Melvin Newborn | 37-46 |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edwin Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Melvin Newborn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise drills a jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Charles Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block | 39-48 |
| 10:44 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Wise | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin clanks a jumper from the right block | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Florida State | Charles Smith misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Charles Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Wise - foul #1 on Michael Wise, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Edward Karst (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG), David Flynn (SG), Allan Schwiebert (PF) Edwin Manley, Edward Jackson, Melvin Newborn | |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:41 | Virginia Tech | Charles Smith steals the ball from Arthur Uhl | 41-49 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | Arthur Uhl steps in front of the Robert Chandler pass in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Allan Schwiebert - foul #2 on Allan Schwiebert, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (SF) Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Jones (C) Charles Smith | |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:27 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:27 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Chandler | 41-51 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Uhl | 43-51 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin's pass is intercepted by Freddy Lavender | 43-51 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender, Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edwin Manley (PG), Edward Jackson (SG) Robert Chandler, Neal Gosselin | |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Edward Jackson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | Edwin Manley steals it from Michael Combs | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edwin Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Flynn (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Allan Schwiebert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Joseph Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (PF), Charles Smith (C) Allan Schwiebert, Joseph Jones | |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd's pass is intercepted by Edward Jackson | 43-51 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | David Flynn is hacked by Michael Wise - foul #2 on Michael Wise, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF) David Flynn | |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (SF) Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 06:25 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Tech | Edwin Manley is called for the reach on Michael Wise - foul #4 on Edwin Manley, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Russell Giese (PF) Michael Wise, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG) Edwin Manley | |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | Edward Jackson steps in front of the Russell Giese pass | 43-51 |
| 05:59 | Florida State | Robert Chandler can't throw it down | 43-51 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 43-51 |
| 05:37 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Edward Jackson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Smith | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Arthur Uhl, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edwin Manley (PG) Robert Chandler | |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Edward Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Giese - foul #2 on Russell Giese, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert (C) Charles Smith | |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Edward Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Edward Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Jackson - foul #1 on Edward Jackson, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst (C) Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (SG), David Flynn (SF) Edward Jackson, Neal Gosselin | |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Robert Chandler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Edwin Manley and the foul's on Russell Giese - foul #3 on Russell Giese, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (SG) Michael Combs | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | David Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Robert Chandler scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Edwin Manley | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl loses the dribble to Robert Chandler | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Uhl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Edwin Manley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Flynn (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Melvin Newborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allan Schwiebert (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Edwin Manley loses the ball out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese | |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Hansberger (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Edwin Manley, Melvin Newborn | |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Allan Schwiebert swats the short shot by Edward Karst | 47-60 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender, Thomas Campbell, Edward Karst, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edwin Manley (PG), Edward Jackson (SG), Neal Gosselin (SF), Melvin Newborn (PF), Charles Smith (C) Robert Chandler, Perry Hansberger, David Flynn, Allan Schwiebert, Joseph Jones | |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Charles Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Edwin Manley | 49-62 |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-62 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | Edward Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 02:14 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise is whistled for traveling | 49-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG), Perry Hansberger (SG), David Flynn (SF), Allan Schwiebert (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Edwin Manley, Edward Jackson, Neal Gosselin, Melvin Newborn, Charles Smith | |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Robert Chandler makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Allan Schwiebert | 49-65 |
| 01:25 | Virginia Tech | Perry Hansberger steals the ball from Edward Karst | 49-65 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Robert Chandler is hacked by Freddy Lavender - foul #3 on Freddy Lavender, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Robert Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Robert Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:04 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Perry Hansberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Robert Chandler is called for the reach on Arthur Uhl - foul #1 on Robert Chandler, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Robert Chandler runs out the clock | 51-68 |