| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) C - Ralph Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) PF - David Thelen (fresh) C - William Randolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | William Randolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Florida State | The jump hook by William Randolph is blocked by Ralph Collins | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Monte Ruff - foul #1 on Monte Ruff, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | David Thelen is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Monte Ruff - foul #2 on Monte Ruff, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SF) Monte Ruff | |
| 18:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Florida State | Kenneth Tate is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Florida State | Wendell Ray drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Rowe | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer loses the dribble to Gerard Rowe | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Wendell Ray tips it in | 3-6 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Howard Acker - foul #1 on Howard Acker, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | David Thelen hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Wendell Ray | 3-8 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Thomas Reith (SF) Brian Patterson, Wendell Ray | |
| 17:01 | Florida State | David Thelen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Rowe | 3-10 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer is fouled on the floor by Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee (SF) Kenneth Tate | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:40 | Eastern Kentucky | William Randolph blocks the jumper by Howard Acker | 3-10 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire tips it in | 5-10 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Paul Wiltshire steals the ball from William Randolph | 5-10 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins tips it home | 7-10 |
| 15:47 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Reith | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fairly fresh) SG - Manuel Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) PF - Paul Wiltshire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerard Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Reith (fresh) PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Acker | 10-13 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Acker - foul #2 on Howard Acker, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Wendell Ray (SG) Raymond Wiener, Thomas Reith | |
| 15:09 | Florida State | William Randolph is hacked by Danny Langley - foul #1 on Danny Langley, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:52 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 10-13 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate's dunk attempt is rejected by David Thelen | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee tips it home | 12-13 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | Wendell Ray hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Patterson | 12-15 |
| 14:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee knocks in the jumper in the paint | 14-15 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF), Ralph Collins (C) Kevin Hosmer, Kenneth Tate, Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SF), John Newcomb (C) Wendell Ray, William Randolph | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Waltman | 17-15 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Patterson | 17-17 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer loses the dribble to Gerard Rowe | 17-17 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | David Thelen buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gerard Rowe and he's hacked by James Waltman - foul #1 on James Waltman, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG), Kenneth Tate (SF) James Waltman, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Joseph Bybee (SG), William Randolph (C) Brian Patterson, Gerard Rowe, John Newcomb | |
| 12:49 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 17-20 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 17-20 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | David Thelen pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:02 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener is fouled on the floor by Ralph Collins - foul #1 on Ralph Collins, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Curtis Hardee (PF) Manuel Spencer, Paul Wiltshire | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), Victor Hightower (PF) Joseph Bybee, David Thelen | |
| 11:46 | Florida State | Wendell Ray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Reith (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses the dunk | 17-20 |
| 11:31 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Wiener | 17-20 |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Victor Hightower connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Reith and he's fouled by Kenneth Tate - foul #2 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Kenneth Tate, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SF) Thomas Reith | |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Victor Hightower makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee travels with the ball | 17-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG) Kevin Hosmer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), John Newcomb (C) Raymond Wiener, William Randolph | |
| 10:43 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses the shot from the left side | 17-23 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe can't tip it in | 17-23 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Carlos Hackney | 17-23 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee is hacked by Victor Hightower - foul #1 on Victor Hightower, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF) James Waltman, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Thelen (PF) Victor Hightower | |
| 10:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer is fouled on the floor by Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins (C) Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (SG) Wendell Ray | |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer buries a floater from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | David Thelen hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 19-23 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | David Thelen steps in front of the Ralph Collins pass | 19-23 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | John Newcomb comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins blows the layup | 19-23 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | John Newcomb grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener's pass is intercepted by Paul Wiltshire | 19-23 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins lays it up and in and the foul's on Raymond Wiener - foul #1 on Raymond Wiener, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Lee Bequette (SG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF) Manuel Spencer, Kevin Hosmer, Danny Langley, Paul Wiltshire | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Bybee (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Thomas Reith (SF), Victor Hightower (PF), William Randolph (C) Brian Patterson, Raymond Wiener, Gerard Rowe, David Thelen, John Newcomb | |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Wendell Ray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Bybee and he's hacked by Lee Bequette - foul #1 on Lee Bequette, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | William Randolph steals the ball from Carlos Hackney | 22-26 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is hacked by Lee Bequette - foul #2 on Lee Bequette, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG) Lee Bequette | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Victor Hightower grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Hackney (fresh) C - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joseph Bybee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Reith (fresh) PF - Victor Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Thomas Reith clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Manuel Spencer - foul #1 on Manuel Spencer, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF) Manuel Spencer, Carlos Hackney | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), David Thelen (PF) Joseph Bybee, Victor Hightower | |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Thomas Reith misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Thomas Reith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 22-28 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | William Randolph buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Wiener | 22-30 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Randolph - foul #1 on William Randolph, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Langley (SF) Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Gerard Rowe (SF) Wendell Ray, Thomas Reith | |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | David Thelen is whistled for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG) Kevin Hosmer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by David Thelen - foul #1 on David Thelen, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| 05:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Paul Wiltshire steps in front of the Brian Patterson pass | 27-30 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Brian Patterson is called for the reach on Ralph Collins - foul #2 on Brian Patterson, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG) James Waltman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Bybee (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Victor Hightower (PF), John Newcomb (C) Brian Patterson, Raymond Wiener, David Thelen, William Randolph | |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Wendell Ray blows the dunk | 29-30 |
| 05:01 | Florida State | John Newcomb tips it in | 29-32 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 29-32 |
| 04:41 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hosmer - foul #1 on Kevin Hosmer, team foul #11 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF) Manuel Spencer, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SF), David Thelen (PF) Gerard Rowe, Victor Hightower | |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Wendell Ray - foul #1 on Wendell Ray, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Randolph (C) John Newcomb | |
| 04:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | William Randolph slams it home set up by Joseph Bybee | 32-36 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Curtis Hardee, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Kenneth Tate (SF) James Waltman, Danny Langley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Raymond Wiener (SG), Monte Ruff (SF) Joseph Bybee, Wendell Ray, Thomas Reith | |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Kenneth Tate steps in front of the Brian Patterson pass | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Hackney (fresh) C - Curtis Hardee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) PF - David Thelen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Randolph - foul #2 on William Randolph, team foul #11 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG) Kevin Hosmer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | William Randolph drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Carlos Hackney - foul #1 on Carlos Hackney, team foul #13 | 33-38 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Carlos Hackney is called for the reach on David Thelen - foul #2 on Carlos Hackney, team foul #14 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire (PF), Ralph Collins (C) Carlos Hackney, Curtis Hardee | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Newcomb (C) William Randolph | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | David Thelen makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Kentucky | The jumper by Ralph Collins is denied by John Newcomb | 33-40 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire tips it in | 35-40 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tate | 35-40 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | David Thelen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-40 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | John Newcomb tips it home | 35-42 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John Newcomb swats the short shot by Paul Wiltshire | 35-42 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | Monte Ruff pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | Kenneth Tate swats the short shot by Raymond Wiener | 35-42 |
| 01:01 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener misses the tip | 35-42 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Collins pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Paul Wiltshire is called for the reach on Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Paul Wiltshire, team foul #15 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Curtis Hardee (SF), Carlos Hackney (PF), Danny Langley (C) Howard Acker, Manuel Spencer, Kenneth Tate, Paul Wiltshire, Ralph Collins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), Victor Hightower (PF), William Randolph (C) Raymond Wiener, David Thelen, John Newcomb | |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-43 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses badly on a runner from close range | 39-43 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Curtis Hardee misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-43 |