| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Kauffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Boulanger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Smolen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Harber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Derrick Mays inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Derrick Mays snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Fields is denied by Brian Harber | 35-34 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Albert Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Albert Murphy comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Mueller gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Fred Mueller | 38-34 |
| 18:32 | Florida State | Richard Walker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-36 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | Albert Murphy can't finish the layup | 41-36 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 17:16 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:15 | Florida State | Albert Murphy snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:52 | Florida State | The jump hook by Derrick Mays is blocked by Ralph Smolen | 41-38 |
| 16:50 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Mueller snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 16:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman tips it in | 43-38 |
| 16:13 | Florida State | Albert Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Harber - foul #2 on Brian Harber, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Purington (PG), John Williams (SG), Timothy Johnson (SF), Kerry Childress (PF) James Kauffman, Kyle Boulanger, Ralph Smolen, Brian Harber | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:13 | Florida State | Albert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:13 | Florida State | Albert Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kerry Childress pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kerry Childress misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:49 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Mueller tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Purington (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) PF - Kerry Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Mueller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Derrick Mays is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward (PG), James Kauffman (SG), Nicholas Charles (PF) Charles Purington, John Williams, Fred Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:07 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Johnson is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger (SG) Nicholas Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Richard Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Harber (PF) James Kauffman | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:23 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Mays | 45-41 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Brian Harber is blocked by Albert Murphy | 45-41 |
| 13:33 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:13 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 13:11 | Cal State Northridge | Kerry Childress snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Northridge | Kerry Childress is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman (SG), Ralph Smolen (SF), Nicholas Charles (PF), Fred Mueller (C) Kyle Boulanger, Timothy Johnson, Brian Harber, Kerry Childress | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), William McIntosh (SG) Jeffrey Fields, Richard Walker | |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw clanks a jumper in the lane | 45-41 |
| 12:31 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Mueller pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:21 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward knocks in the shot near the basket | 47-41 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Derrick Mays lays it in on a great pass from David Collison and he's hacked by Ralph Smolen - foul #1 on Ralph Smolen, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Williams (SG) Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Lawrence (C) Thomas Upshaw | |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:35 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen is fouled on the floor by Derrick Mays - foul #2 on Derrick Mays, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger (SG), Brian Harber (PF) John Williams, Nicholas Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF) William McIntosh, Derrick Mays | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Kauffman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Boulanger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Smolen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Harber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Fred Mueller | 49-44 |
| 11:01 | Florida State | David Collison misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Richard Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:37 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Fred Mueller | 49-44 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | David Collison steps in front of the James Kauffman pass | 49-44 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski misses the easy layup | 49-44 |
| 10:08 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Harber grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:58 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Harber throws it down on a nice dish by James Kauffman | 51-44 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | David Collison can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Mueller - foul #2 on Fred Mueller, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward (PG), Timothy Johnson (SF), Kerry Childress (PF) James Kauffman, Ralph Smolen, Brian Harber | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Derrick Mays (SF), Thomas Upshaw (C) Richard Walker, Albert Murphy, Frank Lawrence | |
| 09:29 | Florida State | David Collison misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | David Collison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:21 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Johnson is hacked by Derrick Mays - foul #3 on Derrick Mays, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Williams (SG) Kyle Boulanger | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:09 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman (SG), Nicholas Charles (PF) John Williams, Fred Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:36 | Florida State | David Collison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Harber (PF) Nicholas Charles | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:15 | Cal State Northridge | Kerry Childress connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Timothy Johnson | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:54 | Florida State | Mark Ward steals the ball from Jeffrey Fields | 56-45 |
| 07:34 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Harber | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Kauffman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Harber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - David Collison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Evanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Florida State | David Collison scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 06:46 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger (SG), Ralph Smolen (SF), Fred Mueller (C) James Kauffman, Brian Harber, Kerry Childress | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (SG), Albert Murphy (PF) Jeffrey Fields, Ryan Evanski | |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Albert Murphy scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Derrick Mays | 58-49 |
| 06:18 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Johnson jams it on a nice dish by Mark Ward | 60-49 |
| 05:58 | Florida State | David Collison buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Derrick Mays - foul #4 on Derrick Mays, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman (PG), Brian Harber (PF) Mark Ward, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Longacre (PG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Frank Lawrence (C) David Collison, Derrick Mays, Thomas Upshaw | |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Albert Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 62-52 |
| 05:23 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Lawrence is called for the reach on James Kauffman - foul #2 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG) David Longacre | |
| 04:50 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| 04:30 | Florida State | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski tips it in | 62-54 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Murphy swats the short shot by Ralph Smolen | 62-54 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 62-56 |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman is hacked by Jeffrey Fields - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward (PG), Timothy Johnson (SF), Kerry Childress (PF) James Kauffman, Ralph Smolen, Brian Harber | |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SF), Thomas Upshaw (C) Ryan Evanski, Frank Lawrence | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Boulanger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Childress (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Mueller (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Thomas Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Ward | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Kyle Boulanger steals the ball from Thomas Upshaw | 64-56 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Johnson misses the easy layup | 64-56 |
| 02:45 | Florida State | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Albert Murphy banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Fields and he's fouled by Kerry Childress - foul #2 on Kerry Childress, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kauffman (SG), Nicholas Charles (PF) Kyle Boulanger, Fred Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), William McIntosh (SG) Jeffrey Fields, Richard Walker | |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Albert Murphy makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:26 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger (SG), Ralph Smolen (SF), Brian Harber (PF), Fred Mueller (C) James Kauffman, Timothy Johnson, Nicholas Charles, Kerry Childress | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (SG) William McIntosh | |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | The 3pt attempt by Mark Ward is denied by Derrick Mays | 64-59 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger can't tip it in | 64-59 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Thomas Upshaw snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Florida State | Derrick Mays connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Collison | 64-62 |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Ward | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Florida State | Fred Mueller swats the layup by Thomas Upshaw | 66-62 |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Ward pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:39 | Florida State | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | David Collison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen is hacked by David Collison in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Collison, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG) David Collison | |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger is fouled on the floor by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle Boulanger misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Albert Murphy lays it in | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ralph Smolen misses short on a fullcourt shot | 66-67 |