| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Small (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Herold (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor inbounds the ball | 17-34 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-34 |
| 19:42 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 17-34 |
| 19:41 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant pulls down the rebound | 17-34 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-34 |
| 19:24 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds is denied on a layup by Bill Herold | 17-34 |
| 19:16 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 17-34 |
| 19:02 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush is hacked by Sean Harless - foul #3 on Sean Harless, team foul #1 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Winslow (SG) Sean Harless | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:54 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-34 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | Michael Winslow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-34 |
| 18:27 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 18:20 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Johnson - foul #3 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #2 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Virgil Kepner (C) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:20 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 18:20 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds is denied on a layup by Robert Grant | 17-36 |
| 18:12 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold pulls down the rebound | 17-36 |
| 17:49 | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 17-36 |
| 17:48 | Florida State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-36 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner loses the dribble to Kenneth Small | 17-36 |
| 17:14 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Small | 17-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:07 | Florida State | George Johnson connects on the jumper from the left side | 19-39 |
| 16:48 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small is fouled on the floor by Virgil Kepner - foul #1 on Virgil Kepner, team foul #3 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF), Ernesto Sosa (PF) Kenneth Small, Michael Taylor, Bill Herold | |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Grant | 19-42 |
| 16:27 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 19-42 |
| 16:26 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush snags the defensive board | 19-42 |
| 16:15 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Johnson - foul #1 on George Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-42 |
| 16:15 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 16:15 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush misses the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner grabs the board | 19-43 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds loses the dribble to Robert Grant | 19-43 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Vlade Kaszynski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Winslow (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Bonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Kepner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) PF - Ernesto Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff loses the dribble to Virgil Kepner | 19-43 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | Samuel Satterfield steals it from Virgil Kepner | 19-43 |
| 15:17 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Bonds steals the ball from Samuel Satterfield | 19-43 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | George Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Grant - foul #3 on Robert Grant, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Sean Harless (PG), Arthur Johnson (C) Michael Winslow, Virgil Kepner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor (PG), Bill Herold (PF) Edward Thrush, Ernesto Sosa | |
| 15:01 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | George Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 14:48 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold clanks a turnaround from the right block | 21-43 |
| 14:46 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski snags the defensive board | 21-43 |
| 14:25 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 14:09 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Vlade Kaszynski - foul #3 on Vlade Kaszynski, team foul #5 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (SG) Ward Ratliff | |
| 13:48 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold banks in the layup | 24-45 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds is hacked by Robert Grant - foul #4 on Robert Grant, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG), Ernesto Sosa (PF), Ricky Collins (C) Samuel Satterfield, Bill Herold, Robert Grant | |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson hits a driving attempt from the right block | 26-45 |
| 12:57 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush loses the dribble to Arthur Johnson | 26-45 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Michael Taylor takes the ball from Sean Harless | 26-45 |
| 12:36 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 26-47 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-47 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | George Johnson tips it in | 28-47 |
| 12:07 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins blows the layup | 28-47 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | Sean Harless snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | Ricky Collins is called for the reach on Sean Harless - foul #1 on Ricky Collins, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF), Bill Herold (PF) Kenneth Small, Michael Taylor, Ricky Collins | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bonds (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) PF - Bill Herold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernesto Sosa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Harless | 30-47 |
| 11:31 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Ward Ratliff and the foul's on George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-49 |
| 11:31 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield makes the free throw | 30-50 |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 11:11 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold gets the rebound | 30-50 |
| 10:49 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield tips it but misses | 30-50 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Sean Harless clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-50 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | George Johnson grabs the offensive board | 30-50 |
| 10:20 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds's floater is knocked away by Ernesto Sosa | 30-50 |
| 10:19 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Johnson - foul #4 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #7 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Virgil Kepner (C) Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small (PG) Edward Thrush | |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa misses the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to George Johnson | 30-51 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-51 |
| 09:55 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa grabs the defensive rebound | 30-51 |
| 09:50 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small loses the dribble to Sean Harless | 30-51 |
| 09:46 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds jams it on a nice dish by Sean Harless | 32-51 |
| 09:37 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield lays it in on a nice dish by Ward Ratliff and he's hacked by Vlade Kaszynski - foul #4 on Vlade Kaszynski, team foul #8 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Winslow (SG) Vlade Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins (C) Ernesto Sosa | |
| 09:37 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Michael Winslow buries a floater from close range | 34-54 |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-54 |
| 09:06 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins can't tip it in | 34-54 |
| 09:05 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold gets the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 08:57 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bonds | 34-54 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Sean Harless clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Small - foul #1 on Kenneth Small, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG), Michael Taylor (SF) Ward Ratliff, Samuel Satterfield | |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Sean Harless misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 08:49 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 08:26 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 08:24 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold tips it back up and in | 34-56 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Collins | 34-56 |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 34-56 |
| 07:48 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Collins and he's fouled by George Johnson - foul #3 on George Johnson, team foul #9 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vlade Kaszynski (SG), Warren Migliore (SF), Arthur Johnson (C) Michael Winslow, Kenneth Bonds, Virgil Kepner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Grant (C) Ricky Collins | |
| 07:48 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold misses the free throw | 34-58 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Sean Harless (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vlade Kaszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Warren Migliore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Small (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bill Herold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Warren Migliore and he's hacked by Robert Grant - foul #5 on Robert Grant, team foul #6 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa (C) Robert Grant | |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Arthur Johnson misses the free throw | 36-58 |
| 07:35 | Miami (FL) | Bill Herold snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 07:17 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Johnson steals the ball from Michael Taylor | 36-58 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Bill Herold steals the ball from Vlade Kaszynski | 36-58 |
| 06:42 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Small misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-58 |
| 06:41 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa tips it home | 36-60 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | George Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Vlade Kaszynski | 39-60 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa is fouled on the floor by Arthur Johnson - foul #5 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #10 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Lyman (PG), Michael Winslow (SG), Kenneth Bonds (PF), Virgil Kepner (C) Sean Harless, Vlade Kaszynski, George Johnson, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff (SG), Samuel Satterfield (SF), Ricky Collins (C) Kenneth Small, Michael Taylor, Bill Herold | |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa misses the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 05:51 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 05:43 | Florida State | Michael Winslow's floater is tipped away by Ricky Collins | 39-61 |
| 05:42 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 05:38 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Thrush | 39-64 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Gerald Lyman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 04:57 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins slams it home | 42-66 |
| 04:46 | Florida State | Gerald Lyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-66 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 04:29 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa grabs the offensive board | 42-66 |
| 04:17 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Bonds steps in front of the Ward Ratliff pass | 42-66 |
| 03:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Bonds scores on a jumper in the lane | 44-66 |
| 03:52 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Warren Migliore | 44-66 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Ward Ratliff is called for the reach on Michael Winslow - foul #1 on Ward Ratliff, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Johnson (PF) Kenneth Bonds | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Michael Winslow misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 03:36 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Migliore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Virgil Kepner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Edward Thrush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ward Ratliff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernesto Sosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Miami (FL) | Virgil Kepner steals it from Ward Ratliff | 44-66 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | George Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 03:05 | Miami (FL) | Ward Ratliff gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa misses the easy layup | 44-66 |
| 02:53 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Ernesto Sosa is called for the reach on George Johnson - foul #2 on Ernesto Sosa, team foul #8 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor (PG) Edward Thrush | |
| 02:47 | Florida State | George Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:47 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Ricky Collins | 44-66 |
| 02:27 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield drills a floater from the left block | 44-68 |
| 02:14 | Florida State | Gerald Lyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Michael Winslow gets the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 01:53 | Florida State | Warren Migliore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-68 |
| 01:51 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Miami (FL) | Samuel Satterfield blows the layup | 44-68 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Virgil Kepner grabs the board | 44-68 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | George Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-68 |
| 01:14 | Miami (FL) | Ricky Collins gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 00:56 | Miami (FL) | Michael Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 00:55 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Ratliff | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Satterfield and the foul's on Michael Winslow - foul #1 on Michael Winslow, team foul #11 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush (PG) Michael Taylor | |
| 00:33 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa makes the free throw | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | George Johnson clanks a floater from the right side | 44-71 |
| 00:27 | Miami (FL) | Ernesto Sosa gets the rebound | 44-71 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Edward Thrush runs out the clock | 44-71 |