| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Ried (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rotenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Edwards (fresh) PF - Jamie Loney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Anthony Ried hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Sargent and the foul's on Michael Wilks - foul #1 on Michael Wilks, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Anthony Ried makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards is hacked by Carl Letcher - foul #2 on Carl Letcher, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-24 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sammy Keithley - foul #1 on Sammy Keithley, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley banks in the layup set up by Carl Letcher | 35-26 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney jams it on a nice dish by Michael Wilks and he's hacked by Sammy Keithley - foul #2 on Sammy Keithley, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Carl Letcher is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sargent - foul #1 on Rodney Sargent, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Fann (SG) Jamie Loney | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Letcher steals it from James Fann | 35-29 |
| 17:10 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the easy layup | 35-29 |
| 17:09 | Florida State | Jordan Vines hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee Tech | James Fann makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wilks | 37-32 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | James Fann steals the ball from Sammy Keithley | 37-32 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee Tech | James Fann hits the finger roll | 37-34 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (PG), Chad Chea (SF), Douglas Crider (PF), Ryan Luttrell (C) Carl Letcher, Sammy Keithley, Jordan Vines, Anthony Ried | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Goodwin (SG), Edmund Christiansen (SF), Jamie Loney (PF) Jeffrey Rotenberg, Derrick Edwards, John Brown | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bart Ellenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Chea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Crider (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Luttrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Fann (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Goodwin (fresh) SF - Edmund Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Loney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wilks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 15:34 | Florida State | Douglas Crider's dunk attempt is rejected by Jamie Loney | 37-37 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Tech | Edmund Christiansen dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Wilks and he's fouled by Chad Chea - foul #2 on Chad Chea, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Sammy Keithley (SF) Bart Ellenburg, Rodney Sargent | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg (PG), Manuel Lee (SG), Adam Jeans (PF) James Fann, Peter Goodwin, Michael Wilks | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Tech | Edmund Christiansen makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Douglas Crider tips it home | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee Tech | Edmund Christiansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | Douglas Crider grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Chad Chea misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jamie Loney | 39-40 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 13:48 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the floater in the lane | 41-43 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Crider | 41-43 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Douglas Crider can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Edmund Christiansen - foul #1 on Edmund Christiansen, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (PG), Rodney Sargent (SG), Anthony Ried (C) Carl Letcher, Chad Chea, Ryan Luttrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Fann (PG), Derrick Edwards (SF), Michael Wilks (C) Jeffrey Rotenberg, Edmund Christiansen, Jamie Loney | |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Adam Jeans | 41-43 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-43 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Anthony Ried pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses short on a runner in the paint | 41-43 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards scores on a shot from the right block set up by Manuel Lee | 41-45 |
| 11:53 | Florida State | Douglas Crider banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Sargent | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bart Ellenburg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sammy Keithley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Crider (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Fann (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Manuel Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Jeans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Wilks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Jeans | 43-48 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Anthony Ried's floater is tipped away by Adam Jeans | 43-48 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | James Fann misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:48 | Florida State | Anthony Ried pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Douglas Crider comes up short on the shot in the lane | 43-48 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Wilks grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Ried - foul #4 on Anthony Ried, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Chad Chea (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Bart Ellenburg, Sammy Keithley, Douglas Crider | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg (PG), John Brown (PF), Jamie Loney (C) Manuel Lee, Adam Jeans, Michael Wilks | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jamie Loney | 43-50 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee Tech | James Fann travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell (C) Anthony Ried | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Goodwin (SF), Michael Wilks (C) James Fann, Derrick Edwards | |
| 09:38 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses the dunk attempt | 43-50 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Chad Chea takes the ball from John Brown | 43-50 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Ried (C) Ryan Luttrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:09 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Goodwin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney's layup is rejected by Jordan Vines | 44-50 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Carl Letcher gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Carl Letcher makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Chad Chea | 46-50 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown misses the floater from the left side | 46-50 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 08:03 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Anthony Ried comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Sargent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chad Chea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Ried (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rotenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Goodwin (fresh) PF - Jamie Loney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wilks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jamie Loney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-50 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rodney Sargent | 46-50 |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Anthony Ried misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jamie Loney - foul #2 on Jamie Loney, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg (SG), Sammy Keithley (SF), Ryan Luttrell (PF) Rodney Sargent, Chad Chea, Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Fann (PG), Manuel Lee (SG), Derrick Edwards (SF), Adam Jeans (PF) Jeffrey Rotenberg, John Brown, Peter Goodwin, Jamie Loney | |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Anthony Ried makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Anthony Ried makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Lee comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Adam Jeans | 48-50 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Tech | James Fann comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Bart Ellenburg gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | Anthony Ried knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Letcher | 50-50 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-50 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Sammy Keithley | 50-50 |
| 05:10 | Florida State | Ryan Luttrell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (PG), Chad Chea (SG), Jordan Vines (PF), Douglas Crider (C) Carl Letcher, Bart Ellenburg, Ryan Luttrell, Anthony Ried | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg (PG), John Brown (C) James Fann, Michael Wilks | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Jordan Vines - foul #1 on Jordan Vines, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Jordan Vines snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Douglas Crider grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Douglas Crider misses the floater from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Jordan Vines grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Chea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Keithley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Crider (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeffrey Rotenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Jeans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Rotenberg | 53-52 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Derrick Edwards picks off the pass by Sammy Keithley | 53-52 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Crider - foul #1 on Douglas Crider, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Bart Ellenburg (SF), Anthony Ried (C) Rodney Sargent, Sammy Keithley, Douglas Crider | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Fann (SG), Peter Goodwin (SF), Jamie Loney (C) Manuel Lee, Derrick Edwards, Adam Jeans | |
| 02:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG), Sammy Keithley (SF) Chad Chea, Bart Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Anthony Ried misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | John Brown snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Lee (SG), Derrick Edwards (SF), Adam Jeans (PF), Michael Wilks (C) James Fann, Peter Goodwin, John Brown, Jamie Loney | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Manuel Lee | 53-56 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Jeans - foul #4 on Adam Jeans, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rotenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 01:20 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Carl Letcher | 56-56 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans is hacked by Jordan Vines - foul #2 on Jordan Vines, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Adam Jeans makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Anthony Ried hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Letcher | 58-58 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards is hacked by Sammy Keithley - foul #3 on Sammy Keithley, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Rotenberg | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Derrick Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Rotenberg | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Sammy Keithley misses the halfcourt shot | 58-61 |