| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Richard Bell (fresh) SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) PF - Robert Crumbley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Thelen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Monte Ruff inbounds the ball | 11-25 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Wendell Ray jams it set up by Brian Patterson | 11-27 |
| 19:13 | McNeese State | Ray Northern knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Monte Ruff - foul #1 on Monte Ruff, team foul #1 | 13-27 |
| 19:13 | McNeese State | Ray Northern misses the free throw | 13-27 |
| 19:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to David Thelen | 13-27 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | Brian Patterson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Monte Ruff | 13-30 |
| 18:26 | McNeese State | Richard Bell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Watanabe | 16-30 |
| 18:05 | Florida State | William Randolph is fouled on the floor by Ray Northern - foul #3 on Ray Northern, team foul #1 | 16-30 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins (C) Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:49 | Florida State | The refs have stopped play. Monte Ruff is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 16-30 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SF) Monte Ruff | |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Fred Hopkins takes the ball from William Randolph | 16-30 |
| 17:09 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-30 |
| 17:08 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 16:48 | Florida State | David Thelen lays it in on a nice dish by Wendell Ray | 16-32 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-32 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | William Randolph is fouled on the floor by Fred Hopkins - foul #1 on Fred Hopkins, team foul #2 | 18-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Steven Jones (C) Jerome Watanabe, Charles Holzer, Robert Crumbley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Thomas Reith (SF) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray | |
| 16:01 | Florida State | David Thelen's pass is intercepted by Raymond Gliwski | 18-32 |
| 15:58 | McNeese State | Richard Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Gliwski | 20-32 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Richard Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Danny Ambrose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) SF - Thomas Reith (fresh) PF - David Thelen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | Thomas Reith is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #3 | 20-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Ray Northern (C) Richard Bell, Raymond Gliwski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:16 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 20-32 |
| 15:15 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to David Thelen | 20-32 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 14:59 | McNeese State | Ray Northern snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 14:33 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose is called for traveling | 20-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Robert Crumbley (PF) Danny Ambrose, Fred Hopkins, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Monte Ruff (SF) Raymond Wiener, Gerard Rowe, Thomas Reith | |
| 14:04 | Florida State | William Randolph drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Wendell Ray | 20-34 |
| 13:57 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Holzer, team foul #4 | 20-34 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Northern - foul #4 on Ray Northern, team foul #5 | 20-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Jones (C) Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:37 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 13:16 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-36 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Wendell Ray snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 12:48 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the driving attempt from the right block | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:34 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-38 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Brian Patterson snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | William Randolph clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Holzer - foul #2 on Charles Holzer, team foul #6 | 20-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG), Fred Hopkins (C) Johnny Begay, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray | |
| 12:08 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 11:59 | McNeese State | Charles Holzer misses the easy layup | 20-38 |
| 11:58 | Florida State | Monte Ruff pulls down the rebound | 20-38 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Richard Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Holzer (fresh) PF - Robert Crumbley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Robert Crumbley swats the layup by Raymond Wiener | 20-38 |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Monte Ruff grabs the offensive board | 20-38 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener is fouled on the floor by Richard Bell - foul #1 on Richard Bell, team foul #7 | 20-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Steven Jones (C) Jerome Watanabe, Charles Holzer, Robert Crumbley | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Newcomb (C) William Randolph | |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 11:24 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 11:06 | McNeese State | Richard Bell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-39 |
| 10:44 | Florida State | David Thelen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | John Newcomb grabs the offensive board | 22-39 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | David Thelen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 22-39 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose grabs the defensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 10:19 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski is fouled on the floor by John Newcomb - foul #1 on John Newcomb, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG), Robert Crumbley (PF) Danny Ambrose, Raymond Gliwski | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Victor Hightower (PF), William Randolph (C) Raymond Wiener, Gerard Rowe, David Thelen, John Newcomb | |
| 10:09 | McNeese State | Steven Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Holzer (SF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:51 | Florida State | William Randolph loses the dribble to Richard Bell | 22-39 |
| 09:35 | McNeese State | Fred Hopkins hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Johnny Begay | 24-39 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | William Randolph scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Brian Patterson | 24-41 |
| 08:58 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley makes the jumper near the basket | 26-41 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Brian Patterson's floater is tipped away by Charles Holzer | 26-41 |
| 08:31 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 08:23 | McNeese State | Richard Bell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Begay | 29-41 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Wendell Ray connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brian Patterson | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Ray Northern (C) Richard Bell, Charles Holzer, Robert Crumbley, Fred Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SG), David Thelen (PF), John Newcomb (C) Wendell Ray, Victor Hightower, William Randolph | |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 07:51 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Gliwski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Northern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Thelen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Newcomb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | David Thelen banks in the layup and the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #8 | 31-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (PG) Johnny Begay | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:12 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe buries a runner near the basket | 33-46 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | 3 seconds is called on Gerard Rowe | 33-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG), Robert Crumbley (PF) Danny Ambrose, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:17 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | John Newcomb gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 06:14 | Florida State | Richard Bell steps in front of the Raymond Wiener pass in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| 06:12 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe lays it in set up by Richard Bell | 35-46 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the lay-in | 35-46 |
| 05:54 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Monte Ruff - foul #2 on Monte Ruff, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnny Begay (PG) Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), William Randolph (C) Gerard Rowe, John Newcomb | |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Raymond Gliwski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Ray Northern gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 05:22 | McNeese State | Johnny Begay hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Watanabe | 37-46 |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Monte Ruff comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Monte Ruff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 04:52 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 04:48 | McNeese State | Robert Crumbley makes the floater in the lane | 39-46 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener can't finish the layup | 39-46 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 04:01 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Wendell Ray grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | The short jumper by David Thelen is denied by Ray Northern | 39-46 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Monte Ruff grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnny Begay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Watanabe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Gliwski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Crumbley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Northern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Monte Ruff (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Florida State | Monte Ruff is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (SG), Charles Holzer (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Steven Jones (C) Jerome Watanabe, Raymond Gliwski, Robert Crumbley, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Gerard Rowe (SG) Raymond Wiener, Wendell Ray | |
| 03:09 | McNeese State | Richard Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 02:49 | McNeese State | William Randolph swats the short shot by Steven Jones | 39-46 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 02:24 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Patterson | 39-46 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Steven Jones blocks the jumper by Brian Patterson | 39-46 |
| 02:04 | McNeese State | Steven Jones grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 02:04 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-46 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe (SG), Robert Crumbley (PF), Ray Northern (C) Richard Bell, Fred Hopkins, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG) Gerard Rowe | |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Ray Northern comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Randolph - foul #1 on William Randolph, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Ray Northern makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Ray Northern makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | William Randolph knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Monte Ruff | 41-48 |
| 01:03 | McNeese State | Ray Northern loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Randolph is hacked by Johnny Begay - foul #4 on Johnny Begay, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Ray Northern pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | McNeese State | Jerome Watanabe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Wendell Ray gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Johnny Begay is called for the reach on Wendell Ray in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Begay, team foul #10 | 41-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Bell (PG) Johnny Begay | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Richard Bell is called for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Ambrose (SG), Raymond Gliwski (SF), Fred Hopkins (PF), Steven Jones (C) Jerome Watanabe, Charles Holzer, Robert Crumbley, Ray Northern | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Joseph Bybee (SG), Gerard Rowe (SF), Victor Hightower (PF), John Newcomb (C) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff, David Thelen, William Randolph | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener runs out the clock | 41-51 |