| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Bonds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Jason Bishop snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | The jumper by Bruce Craine is denied by Arthur Johnson | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Florida State | Jason Bishop is called for the reach on Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Jason Bishop, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Joel Bouton swats the short shot by George Johnson | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joel Bouton | 32-35 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Bruce Craine is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Bouton | 34-35 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 17:57 | Florida State | Sean Harless grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds scores on a turnaround from the right block | 34-37 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is hacked by Kenneth Bonds - foul #3 on Kenneth Bonds, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG) Bruce Craine | |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Migliore (SF) Kenneth Bonds | |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Joel Bouton hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Sean Harless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-37 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | James Sykes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | George Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG) James Sykes | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:07 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Warren Migliore | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Warren Migliore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Jason Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Warren Migliore pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:58 | Florida State | Joel Bouton picks off the pass by Arthur Johnson | 40-42 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Tyler Fisher loses the dribble to Vlade Kaszynski | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | Florida State | Jason Bishop steps in front of the Warren Migliore pass | 40-42 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | George Johnson swats the short shot by Anthony Gustin | 40-42 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | Warren Migliore snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Sean Harless | 40-44 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Sean Harless snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Sean Harless hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Warren Migliore steals it from Tyler Fisher | 40-46 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Sean Harless is fouled on the floor by Tyler Fisher - foul #2 on Tyler Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Bruce Craine (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) Tyler Fisher, Anthony Johnson, Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds (SF) Warren Migliore | |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Sung Zhou swats the short shot by George Johnson | 40-46 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Donald Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Bruce Craine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Bruce Craine is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Craine (fresh) SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Bonds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Branko Sucharski - foul #1 on Branko Sucharski, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF) Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Donald Myers drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joel Bouton | 42-48 |
| 10:54 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Bonds | 42-51 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | James Sykes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Myers | 45-51 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Donald Myers grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 10:06 | Marquette | Donald Myers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Joel Bouton snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | Donald Myers misses the dunk attempt | 45-51 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Donald Myers snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Donald Myers misses the jumper in the paint | 45-51 |
| 09:31 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Vlade Kaszynski | 45-51 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | James Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Sean Harless drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Vlade Kaszynski | 45-54 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Donald Myers knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by James Sykes | 47-54 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Johnson (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Bruce Craine, Joel Bouton, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Sean Harless loses the dribble to Anthony Johnson | 47-54 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Anthony Johnson misses the lay-in | 47-54 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | The rebound goes to George Johnson | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sykes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Florida State | Sean Harless can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson can't throw it down | 47-54 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | James Sykes clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG) James Sykes | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Sung Zhou misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 06:27 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:04 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF) Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Winslow (SG), Warren Migliore (PF), Virgil Kepner (C) Sean Harless, George Johnson, Arthur Johnson | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:22 | Florida State | Warren Migliore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Fisher - foul #3 on Tyler Fisher, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Bruce Craine (SG) Tyler Fisher, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:22 | Florida State | Warren Migliore makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:22 | Florida State | Warren Migliore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Bishop | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Jason Bishop is whistled for a carry | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Sean Harless (PG), George Johnson (PF), Arthur Johnson (C) Vlade Kaszynski, Warren Migliore, Virgil Kepner | |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds misses the runner from close range | 51-58 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 51-58 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Jason Bishop hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 51-58 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | James Sykes tips it but misses | 51-58 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:05 | Florida State | James Sykes is called for the reach on Sean Harless - foul #3 on James Sykes, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Sung Zhou (SF) James Sykes, Bruce Craine, Joel Bouton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tyler Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Bonds (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Tyler Fisher - foul #4 on Tyler Fisher, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski (SG) Michael Winslow | |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Sean Harless makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Sean Harless is called for the reach on Tyler Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Harless, team foul #3 | 51-59 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Bonds - foul #4 on Kenneth Bonds, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Sean Harless buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Vlade Kaszynski | 52-61 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (PG), Bruce Craine (SG), Joel Bouton (SF) Tyler Fisher, Anthony Johnson, Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Joel Bouton clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Joel Bouton grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Vlade Kaszynski is called for the reach on Bruce Craine - foul #1 on Vlade Kaszynski, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Joel Bouton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Sean Harless buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vlade Kaszynski | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Joel Bouton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tyler Fisher (PG), Anthony Johnson (SG), Sung Zhou (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) James Sykes, Bruce Craine, Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Lyman (PG), Michael Winslow (SG), Warren Migliore (SF), Virgil Kepner (C) Sean Harless, Vlade Kaszynski, Kenneth Bonds, Arthur Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Warren Migliore knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Winslow | 52-65 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Donald Myers misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on George Johnson - foul #3 on George Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Donald Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Donald Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Gerald Lyman runs out the clock | 54-65 |