| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Frederick Weikel (fresh) SG - Robert Strong (fresh) SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Raul Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) SG - David Flynn (fresh) SF - Alfred Zirin (fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Allan Schwiebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Robert Chandler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons can't throw it down | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Lyons | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | David Flynn hits the finger roll | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Robert Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Robert Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Robert Stewart is fouled on the floor by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), George Mattern (SF), Shane Hall (PF), Larry Buckelew (C) Frederick Weikel, Robert Strong, Gary Lyons, Vernon Harris, Raul Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Robert Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to George Mattern | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Hawaii | Shane Hall banks in the layup set up by Matthew Hicks | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Robert Chandler buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Flynn | 6-8 |
| 16:39 | Hawaii | Alexander Bell's pass is intercepted by Robert Chandler in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | Florida State | David Flynn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 6-10 |
| 16:19 | Hawaii | Larry Buckelew drills a driving attempt from the right block | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | David Flynn drills a shot from the right block set up by Robert Chandler | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Alexander Bell (fresh) SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Mattern (fresh) PF - Shane Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Buckelew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Flynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Zirin (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Allan Schwiebert (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfred Zirin - foul #1 on Alfred Zirin, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Gary Lyons (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Alexander Bell, George Mattern, Shane Hall, Larry Buckelew | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley (C) Allan Schwiebert | |
| 15:56 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:56 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley blows the dunk but the foul's on Raul Garcia - foul #1 on Raul Garcia, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Hawaii | George Mattern (SF) Matthew Hicks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Humbert (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Robert Chandler, David Flynn | |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | George Mattern comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Humbert - foul #1 on Gregory Humbert, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | George Mattern misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | George Mattern misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 10-13 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | George Mattern hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Shane Hall (PF) Gary Lyons, Robert Strong, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG), David Flynn (SG), Allan Schwiebert (C) Gregory Humbert, Robert Stewart, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | George Mattern makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:22 | Hawaii | George Mattern misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | David Flynn blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Hicks - foul #1 on Matthew Hicks, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Robert Strong (SG), Gary Lyons (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Frederick Weikel, Matthew Hicks, George Mattern, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:06 | Florida State | David Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | David Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:06 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Alexander Bell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Harris | 14-16 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Robert Chandler buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Flynn and the foul's on Raul Garcia - foul #2 on Raul Garcia, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Shane Hall (C) Alexander Bell, Robert Strong, Raul Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Robert Chandler makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 13:26 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses long on a floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | The jump hook by Allan Schwiebert is blocked by Vernon Harris | 14-19 |
| 12:58 | Hawaii | Shane Hall grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 12:40 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses the runner in the paint | 14-19 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Allan Schwiebert | 14-19 |
| 12:14 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley double dribbles | 14-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Robert Strong (SG), George Mattern (PF) Frederick Weikel, Matthew Hicks, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Humbert (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) Robert Chandler, Jeffrey Miley | |
| 12:06 | Hawaii | Robert Strong is hacked by David Flynn - foul #1 on David Flynn, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Larry Buckelew (C) Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:53 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons clanks a runner from the baseline | 14-19 |
| 11:51 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Buckelew | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Alexander Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Strong (fresh) SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) PF - George Mattern (fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Buckelew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gregory Humbert (fresh) SG - David Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Zirin (tiring) PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Allan Schwiebert (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Hawaii | George Mattern throws it down set up by Robert Strong | 16-19 |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert is hacked by Alexander Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Bell, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Vernon Harris (PF), Shane Hall (C) Alexander Bell, George Mattern | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Flynn | 16-21 |
| 11:11 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris connects on the 3 from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert misses the lay-in | 19-21 |
| 10:54 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 19-21 |
| 10:50 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), George Mattern (C) Larry Buckelew, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG) David Flynn | |
| 10:29 | Florida State | Joseph Jones blows the layup | 19-21 |
| 10:28 | Florida State | Joseph Jones gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert misses the driving attempt from the right block | 19-21 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert tips it in | 19-23 |
| 09:50 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Weikel | 22-23 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Gary Lyons | 22-23 |
| 09:12 | Hawaii | George Mattern misses long on a floater from the left side | 22-23 |
| 09:11 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Robert Strong - foul #1 on Robert Strong, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Shane Hall (PF), Larry Buckelew (C) Frederick Weikel, Robert Strong, Vernon Harris, George Mattern | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Flynn (SG), Jeffrey Miley (PF) Alfred Zirin, Joseph Jones | |
| 08:47 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:47 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:34 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Bell | 24-24 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert can't connect on a floater in the lane | 24-24 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert tips it home | 24-26 |
| 08:06 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons jams it on a great pass from Alexander Bell and he's hacked by Gregory Humbert - foul #2 on Gregory Humbert, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Matthew Hicks, Larry Buckelew | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alfred Zirin (SF) Gregory Humbert | |
| 08:06 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 07:53 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Alexander Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Lyons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Zirin (tiring) PF - Jeffrey Miley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allan Schwiebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Hawaii | Shane Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alexander Bell | 29-28 |
| 07:29 | Florida State | Shane Hall steals it from Allan Schwiebert | 29-28 |
| 07:18 | Hawaii | Shane Hall is whistled for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Larry Buckelew (PF) Alexander Bell, Robert Strong, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Jones (C) Allan Schwiebert | |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Robert Chandler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Joseph Jones misses the tip | 29-28 |
| 06:54 | Hawaii | Larry Buckelew grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 06:42 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Robert Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Robert Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Vernon Harris (PF), George Mattern (C) Frederick Weikel, Larry Buckelew, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Stewart (PF) Alfred Zirin | |
| 06:29 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris is fouled on the floor by Robert Stewart - foul #3 on Robert Stewart, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Shane Hall (C) Matthew Hicks, Gary Lyons | |
| Subs | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert (C) Robert Stewart | |
| 06:29 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:29 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Robert Strong is called for the reach on David Flynn - foul #2 on Robert Strong, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Gary Lyons (SF) Alexander Bell, Robert Strong, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:03 | Florida State | David Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | David Flynn loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Larry Buckelew (C) Frederick Weikel, George Mattern | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:29 | Hawaii | Larry Buckelew buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Vernon Harris | 32-28 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Joseph Jones comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-28 |
| 05:06 | Hawaii | Larry Buckelew grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 05:01 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 04:59 | Hawaii | Alexander Bell snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 04:45 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Buckelew - foul #1 on Larry Buckelew, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel (PG), Shane Hall (PF), George Mattern (C) Alexander Bell, Vernon Harris, Larry Buckelew | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Humbert (PG), Alfred Zirin (SF) Robert Chandler, Joseph Jones | |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Allan Schwiebert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:00 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 03:59 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Frederick Weikel is called for the reach on Gregory Humbert - foul #1 on Frederick Weikel, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (SG), Vernon Harris (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Matthew Hicks, Gary Lyons, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:37 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Raul Garcia | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Frederick Weikel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Mattern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gregory Humbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Flynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Zirin (tiring) PF - Jeffrey Miley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Schwiebert (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 03:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Allan Schwiebert | 32-29 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Gregory Humbert connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allan Schwiebert | 32-31 |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Allan Schwiebert - foul #1 on Allan Schwiebert, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gary Lyons (SF), Shane Hall (PF) George Mattern, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Chandler (PG), Joseph Jones (PF) David Flynn, Jeffrey Miley | |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:42 | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Robert Chandler clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 02:15 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:59 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons hits a turnaround from close range | 35-31 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Robert Chandler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Alfred Zirin | 35-34 |
| 01:14 | Hawaii | Frederick Weikel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 01:12 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Zirin - foul #2 on Alfred Zirin, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alexander Bell (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Frederick Weikel, Shane Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Flynn (SG), Jeffrey Miley (C) Gregory Humbert, Allan Schwiebert | |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 36-36 |
| 00:35 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Strong | 39-36 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Miley | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Jeffrey Miley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-38 |