| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Moeller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Delrosario (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Marquis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Matson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | The jumper by George Matson is denied by Ralph Harvey | 44-34 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Shawn Shofner pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 19:33 | Denver | Jay Noe hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Freddie Marquis - foul #2 on Freddie Marquis, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:33 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:33 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | Harold Nuzzo is hacked by Shawn Baird - foul #1 on Shawn Baird, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | Shawn Shofner steals the ball from George Matson | 44-36 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Shawn Shofner misses short on a jumper from the left block | 44-36 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Sidney Kircher snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Ralph Harvey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Freddie Marquis - foul #3 on Freddie Marquis, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirk Green (SF) Freddie Marquis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:31 | Denver | Ralph Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Shawn Shofner snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Jay Noe misses short on a floater near the basket | 44-37 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Shawn Shofner hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Shawn Shofner pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Shawn Baird can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Moeller - foul #1 on Curtis Moeller, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Romo (SG), Chris Delcambre (PF), Donald Rankin (C) Alan Delrosario, Harold Nuzzo, George Matson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (SG), Jason Cox (C) Sidney Kircher, Shawn Shofner | |
| 17:08 | Denver | Shawn Baird misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Shawn Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Chris Delcambre misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Delcambre | 44-40 |
| 16:29 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Kirk Green tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Donald Rankin tips it home | 46-40 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Chris Delcambre - foul #1 on Chris Delcambre, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Nuzzo (PF) Donald Rankin | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG), James Bunch (SF) Shawn Baird, Jay Noe | |
| 16:05 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:48 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Nuzzo | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Moeller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Romo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kirk Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Delcambre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bunch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | James Bunch misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kirk Green - foul #2 on Kirk Green, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alan Delrosario (SG), Freddie Marquis (SF) Vincent Romo, Kirk Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Shofner (C) Ralph Harvey | |
| 15:28 | Denver | James Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:28 | Denver | James Bunch misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Chris Delcambre | 48-44 |
| 15:05 | Florida State | James Bunch is called for the reach on Freddie Marquis - foul #1 on James Bunch, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller is hacked by Donald Zysk - foul #3 on Donald Zysk, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Matson (C) Chris Delcambre | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Jay Noe (SF), Steven Aragon (PF) Donald Zysk, James Bunch, Jason Cox | |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Shawn Baird steps in front of the Curtis Moeller pass | 48-44 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Shawn Baird hits the finger roll | 48-46 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Steven Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Curtis Moeller picks off the pass by Shawn Shofner | 48-46 |
| 13:15 | Florida State | Harold Nuzzo drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Alan Delrosario | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Steven Aragon can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Freddie Marquis - foul #4 on Freddie Marquis, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Romo (SG), Kirk Green (SF), Chris Delcambre (PF), Donald Rankin (C) Alan Delrosario, Freddie Marquis, Harold Nuzzo, George Matson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (SG), James Bunch (SF), Ralph Harvey (PF) Sidney Kircher, Jay Noe, Shawn Shofner | |
| 13:00 | Denver | Steven Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Steven Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Chris Delcambre grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Aragon - foul #1 on Steven Aragon, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Swift (SF), Jason Cox (C) Shawn Baird, Steven Aragon | |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Donald Zysk is fouled on the floor by Chris Delcambre - foul #2 on Chris Delcambre, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Donald Zysk misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | Vincent Romo gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Vincent Romo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Ralph Harvey lays it in set up by Donald Zysk | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Moeller (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Romo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kirk Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Delcambre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bunch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Swift (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Florida State | Kirk Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Jason Cox gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Donald Zysk clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Chris Delcambre | 55-48 |
| 10:38 | Florida State | Ralph Harvey denies the turnaround by Curtis Moeller | 55-48 |
| 10:37 | Denver | James Bunch snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:14 | Denver | John Swift drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Vincent Romo loses the dribble to Jason Cox | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Ralph Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alan Delrosario (SG), Harold Nuzzo (PF), George Matson (C) Vincent Romo, Chris Delcambre, Donald Rankin | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Sidney Kircher (SG), Jay Noe (SF), Shawn Shofner (C) Donald Zysk, James Bunch, John Swift, Jason Cox | |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario misses the dunk attempt | 55-51 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Kirk Green gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:57 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kirk Green | 57-51 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Shawn Baird makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Kircher | 57-53 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:26 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario misses the tip | 57-53 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Shawn Shofner grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Shawn Shofner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Aragon (PF) Ralph Harvey | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Moeller | 60-53 |
| 07:34 | Denver | Jay Noe is fouled on the floor by George Matson - foul #2 on George Matson, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Romo (PG), Freddie Marquis (SF) Curtis Moeller, Kirk Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Cox (PF) Steven Aragon | |
| 07:34 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:34 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Vincent Romo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alan Delrosario (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Freddie Marquis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Nuzzo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Matson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | Florida State | Sidney Kircher is called for the reach on Alan Delrosario - foul #2 on Sidney Kircher, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Chris Delcambre (C) George Matson | |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Harvey (PF) Shawn Shofner | |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Chris Delcambre is hacked by Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 06:28 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Jason Cox steals it from Alan Delrosario | 60-55 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Sidney Kircher | 60-57 |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-57 |
| 05:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 60-57 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Jason Cox is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Curtis Moeller (PG), George Matson (C) Vincent Romo, Harold Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), James Bunch (SG), John Swift (SF), Shawn Shofner (C) Shawn Baird, Sidney Kircher, Jay Noe, Jason Cox | |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Moeller | 63-57 |
| 04:20 | Denver | John Swift's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirk Green (SF) Freddie Marquis | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Aragon (PF) Ralph Harvey | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Kirk Green is fouled on the floor by Steven Aragon - foul #2 on Steven Aragon, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Rankin (PF) Chris Delcambre | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Kirk Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Kirk Green makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Denver | James Bunch clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Steven Aragon grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:30 | Denver | John Swift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | George Matson gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Curtis Moeller (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Delrosario (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Matson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bunch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Swift (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Alan Delrosario misses long on a jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 02:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Swift | 65-57 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Romo (SG), Freddie Marquis (SF), Harold Nuzzo (PF) Alan Delrosario, Kirk Green, Donald Rankin | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Sidney Kircher (SG), Jay Noe (SF), Ralph Harvey (PF) Donald Zysk, James Bunch, John Swift, Steven Aragon | |
| 02:44 | Denver | Ralph Harvey can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-57 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Vincent Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Shawn Baird - foul #2 on Shawn Baird, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Curtis Moeller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Jay Noe drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Shawn Baird | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Vincent Romo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Harold Nuzzo hits the follow up shot | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Denver | Jay Noe's pass is intercepted by Harold Nuzzo | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Florida State | George Matson lays it in set up by Freddie Marquis | 70-59 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Freddie Marquis takes the ball from Sidney Kircher | 70-59 |
| 00:56 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis misses the dunk attempt | 70-59 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Shawn Shofner gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Denver | Ralph Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 70-59 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis is hacked by Sidney Kircher - foul #3 on Sidney Kircher, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kirk Green (SF), Chris Delcambre (PF), Donald Rankin (C) Curtis Moeller, Harold Nuzzo, George Matson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), James Bunch (SG), John Swift (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Steven Aragon (C) Shawn Baird, Sidney Kircher, Jay Noe, Ralph Harvey, Shawn Shofner | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Freddie Marquis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Steven Aragon pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Jason Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 71-59 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Freddie Marquis | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Vincent Romo runs out the clock | 71-59 |