| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Perry Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wix (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Herzog inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | John Wix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 19:18 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the floater from the left side set up by Harvey Ellison | 35-31 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | John Wix throws it down on a nice dish by Benny Fitzpatrick | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | James Herzog is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | James Herzog is called for the reach on Cong Xiong - foul #2 on James Herzog, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 17:55 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (C) Dale Hand | |
| 17:55 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:35 | Florida State | William Draeger buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Herzog | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits a jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Perry Bollin is hacked by Thomas Krumm - foul #2 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), Julian Farish (SF), Tom Gill (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Harvey Ellison, Cong Xiong, Thomas Krumm | |
| 16:48 | Florida State | William Draeger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Julian Farish tips it in | 42-37 |
| 16:21 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 42-37 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | John Wix snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | John Wix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from close range | 42-37 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Julian Farish can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 15:57 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johansson (fresh) SF - Julian Farish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Gill (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Wix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) SG - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Julian Farish - foul #1 on Julian Farish, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), John Thyberg (PF), James Chism (C) William Draeger, Julian Farish, John Wix | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Dale Hand (C) Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:40 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:40 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Chism | 42-38 |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Tom Gill steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), Perry Bollin (C) Tom Gill, James Chism | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Krumm (PF) Frederick Epps | |
| 15:15 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | James Herzog drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:34 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:19 | Florida State | James Herzog misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) David Johansson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Cong Xiong (SF) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski | |
| 14:19 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:19 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:00 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:44 | Washington State | Dale Hand comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | James Herzog snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | William Draeger's 3 pointer is rejected by Dale Hand | 46-43 |
| 13:26 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Dale Hand drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Ellison | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Ned Ratcliff | 46-45 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Florida State | Cong Xiong steals it from William Draeger out of a doubleteam | 46-47 |
| 12:21 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Hand | 46-50 |
| 12:03 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 11:46 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Draeger | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Herzog (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thyberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Bollin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cong Xiong (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Florida State | James Herzog hits a jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 11:09 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (PG), Julian Farish (SG), Tom Gill (SF), James Chism (PF), John Wix (C) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, John Thyberg, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Harvey Ellison, Cong Xiong, Thomas Krumm, Dale Hand | |
| 10:49 | Florida State | John Wix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-50 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | David Johansson can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 10:45 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:27 | Washington State | Frederick Epps connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Merrill Smith | 50-52 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | John Wix shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 52-52 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Julian Farish is called for the reach on Enoch Truskowski - foul #2 on Julian Farish, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) Julian Farish | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:31 | Washington State | Frederick Epps clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Draeger | 52-52 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | William Draeger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:21 | Florida State | James Chism grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | William Draeger shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Gill | 55-52 |
| 08:39 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Dikembe Ali | 55-54 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on John Wix - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Julian Farish (SF), John Thyberg (PF) David Johansson, Tom Gill, James Chism | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dale Hand (C) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski, Robert Jones, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:02 | Florida State | John Thyberg hits the finger roll | 57-54 |
| 07:46 | Washington State | Cong Xiong is hacked by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), Perry Bollin (C) Julian Farish, John Wix | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:25 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 07:24 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm tips it but misses | 57-54 |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Thyberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Hand (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (PG) William Draeger | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:43 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Cong Xiong - foul #2 on Cong Xiong, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (C) Dale Hand | |
| 06:43 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Cong Xiong comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Johansson - foul #1 on David Johansson, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Tom Gill (SF), James Chism (C) David Johansson, James Herzog, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Cong Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Cong Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | William Draeger is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Ellison - foul #3 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | Thomas Krumm is called for the reach on Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Tom Gill is hacked by Thomas Krumm - foul #4 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (C) James Chism | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Ned Ratcliff, Cong Xiong, Thomas Krumm | |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Tom Gill makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:54 | Florida State | Tom Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Frederick Epps is hacked by John Thyberg - foul #4 on John Thyberg, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Johansson (SG), James Chism (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | John Wix pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | William Draeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), Perry Bollin (PF) Tom Gill, James Chism | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Harvey Ellison | |
| 05:00 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses short on a jumper near the basket | 61-56 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Perry Bollin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Florida State | William Draeger splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Merrill Smith is fouled on the floor by James Herzog - foul #3 on James Herzog, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), John Thyberg (PF) William Draeger, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dale Hand (C) Enoch Truskowski, Robert Jones, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| 04:20 | Washington State | Merrill Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Wix | 64-56 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Wix | 66-56 |
| 04:03 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 04:01 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Florida State | James Herzog is hacked by Cong Xiong - foul #3 on Cong Xiong, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Perry Bollin (C) John Wix | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG) Merrill Smith | |
| 03:41 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:41 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Dale Hand snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm hits a jump hook in the lane | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | David Johansson's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Hand | 67-60 |
| 03:14 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Johansson (fairly fresh) SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Herzog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Thyberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Perry Bollin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cong Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Hand (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Perry Bollin snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), John Wix (C) David Johansson, Perry Bollin | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:33 | Florida State | James Herzog blows the layup | 67-60 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:19 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cong Xiong | 67-63 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harvey Ellison - foul #4 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:40 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is called for traveling | 69-63 |
| 01:21 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the tip | 69-63 |
| 01:17 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm loses the dribble to John Thyberg | 69-63 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | John Thyberg scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Draeger | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | John Thyberg is hacked by Harvey Ellison in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Julian Farish (SF) James Herzog | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SG) Harvey Ellison | |
| 00:39 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Dale Hand pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Dale Hand comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm grabs the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | John Thyberg picks off the pass by Thomas Krumm | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Ned Ratcliff is called for the reach on William Draeger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses the floater from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | Dale Hand tips it home | 74-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | William Draeger is fouled in the backcourt by Ned Ratcliff - foul #3 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | William Draeger misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | John Wix gets the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | William Draeger runs out the clock | 75-65 |