| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sheldon Compton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Rowley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fraizer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Koch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton inbounds the ball | 17-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Daniel Fields comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Rowley - foul #2 on David Rowley, team foul #1 | 17-27 |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Daniel Fields makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Daniel Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:32 | Ohio State | David Rowley travels in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Michael Russell dunks the ball set up by Sheldon Compton | 21-27 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Rowley | 21-29 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Michael Russell makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Sheldon Compton and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fraizer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fraizer, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Michael Russell makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Colby Darden | 24-31 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Jamison - foul #3 on Matthew Jamison, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek (PG), William Bradley (SG), Eugene Sells (PF), Joseph Blair (C) William Moore, Daniel Fields, Michael Russell, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Phillip Carroll (SG), Zachary Covington (PF) Colby Darden, David Rowley, Jeffrey Fraizer | |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet clanks a floater from the left block | 25-31 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Joseph Blair pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Joseph Blair banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Blair | 27-31 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | Eugene Sells drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sheldon Compton | 30-31 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Moore (PG), Daniel Fields (SG), Kurt Azar (SF), Michael Russell (PF), Wayne Daniels (C) Nathaniel Rozek, William Bradley, Sheldon Compton, Eugene Sells, Joseph Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), David Rowley (SG) Patrick Sweet, Matthew Jamison | |
| 15:49 | Florida State | Kurt Azar clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | David Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Azar (fresh) PF - Michael Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Daniels (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rowley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Carroll (fresh) PF - Zachary Covington (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Koch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | David Rowley misses the jumper from the left block | 30-31 |
| 15:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wayne Daniels | 30-31 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Kurt Azar knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Russell | 33-31 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Colby Darden misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:24 | Florida State | William Moore knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Fields | 35-31 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | David Rowley misses the wide open shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kurt Azar - foul #1 on Kurt Azar, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek (PG), William Bradley (SG), Sheldon Compton (SF), Eugene Sells (PF), Joseph Blair (C) William Moore, Daniel Fields, Kurt Azar, Michael Russell, Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), Howard Bill (C) Colby Darden, Phillip Carroll, Zachary Covington, John Koch | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | David Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | David Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | David Rowley takes the ball from Sheldon Compton | 35-32 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | David Rowley misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 13:07 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet is hacked by Nathaniel Rozek in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Rozek, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Galloway (SG) David Rowley | |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 12:41 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Blair | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | William Bradley steals the ball from Ralph Galloway | 38-34 |
| 11:46 | Florida State | William Bradley banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Nathaniel Rozek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sheldon Compton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Sells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Sweet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ralph Galloway (fresh) SF - Matthew Jamison (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Fraizer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Howard Bill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Howard Bill steps in front of the Nathaniel Rozek pass | 40-34 |
| 10:35 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 10:06 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison is hacked by William Bradley in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bradley, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Moore (PG), Daniel Fields (SG), Kurt Azar (SF), Michael Russell (PF), Wayne Daniels (C) Nathaniel Rozek, William Bradley, Sheldon Compton, Eugene Sells, Joseph Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), David Rowley (SG), Phillip Carroll (SF), Zachary Covington (PF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, Ralph Galloway, Matthew Jamison, Jeffrey Fraizer, Howard Bill | |
| 09:50 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | John Koch snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | William Moore picks off the pass by Colby Darden | 42-36 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | Daniel Fields loses the dribble to John Koch | 42-36 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Colby Darden knocks in the floater from the left side | 42-38 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | David Rowley steals it from William Moore | 42-38 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | David Rowley throws it down | 42-40 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | David Rowley steals it from Michael Russell | 42-40 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Wayne Daniels picks off the pass by Phillip Carroll in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Michael Russell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Kurt Azar snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Azar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rowley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phillip Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Covington (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Koch (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels misses the lay-in | 42-40 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | David Rowley pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll loses the dribble to Michael Russell in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 06:48 | Florida State | William Moore is hacked by John Koch - foul #1 on John Koch, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek (PG), William Bradley (SG), Sheldon Compton (SF), Joseph Blair (PF) William Moore, Daniel Fields, Kurt Azar, Michael Russell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Sweet (PG), Ralph Galloway (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF), Howard Bill (C) Colby Darden, Phillip Carroll, Zachary Covington, John Koch | |
| 06:19 | Florida State | William Bradley is hacked by David Rowley - foul #3 on David Rowley, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 06:02 | Florida State | Joseph Blair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | William Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Patrick Sweet - foul #1 on Patrick Sweet, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by William Bradley - foul #2 on William Bradley, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eugene Sells (PF) Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | William Bradley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Howard Bill misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Joseph Blair gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:29 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sheldon Compton, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Fields (SG), Michael Russell (PF) Sheldon Compton, Eugene Sells | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colby Darden (PG), Phillip Carroll (SG), Matthew Jamison (SF), Zachary Covington (PF), John Koch (C) Patrick Sweet, David Rowley, Ralph Galloway, Jeffrey Fraizer, Howard Bill | |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Colby Darden is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Rozek - foul #2 on Nathaniel Rozek, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Moore (PG), Wayne Daniels (C) William Bradley, Joseph Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Zachary Covington's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Russell | 45-43 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Michael Russell grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Rozek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Colby Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Carroll (fresh) SF - Matthew Jamison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Covington (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Koch (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Florida State | Phillip Carroll is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #3 on Phillip Carroll, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kurt Azar (SF) Daniel Fields | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Galloway (SF) Matthew Jamison | |
| 03:27 | Florida State | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:27 | Florida State | William Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | Ralph Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Colby Darden hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block but the foul's on Nathaniel Rozek - foul #3 on Nathaniel Rozek, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eugene Sells (PF) Wayne Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Howard Bill (C) John Koch | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Colby Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ralph Galloway | 46-45 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Fields (SG), Joseph Blair (C) Nathaniel Rozek, Eugene Sells | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison (SF), Jeffrey Fraizer (PF) Ralph Galloway, Zachary Covington | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Phillip Carroll is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Rowley (SG) Phillip Carroll | |
| 02:03 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Sheldon Compton (SF) Kurt Azar | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Koch (C) Howard Bill | |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fraizer swats the layup by Sheldon Compton | 46-45 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Sheldon Compton gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | John Koch is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #2 on John Koch, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Wayne Daniels (C) Joseph Blair | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:22 | Florida State | William Moore makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Fraizer is denied on a layup by Michael Russell | 48-45 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Michael Russell grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Michael Russell throws it down on a great pass from William Moore | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Colby Darden lays it in | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | William Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Colby Darden - foul #1 on Colby Darden, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kurt Azar (SF), Eugene Sells (PF) Sheldon Compton, Michael Russell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | William Moore misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | John Koch gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | John Koch misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Jamison gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | David Rowley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-47 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Wayne Daniels snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek (PG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek is hacked by Colby Darden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colby Darden, team foul #10 | 50-47 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Nathaniel Rozek makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Colby Darden misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 52-47 |