| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - George Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frederick Webb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard McCollister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Mays (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Webb inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | George Howell double dribbles | 25-27 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Albert Murphy's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Thomas | 25-27 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Richard Walker snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:07 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:52 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Webb is hacked by Albert Murphy - foul #2 on Albert Murphy, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:47 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:16 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas hits a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Frank Lawrence - foul #1 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Jeffrey Thomas steps in front of the Ryan Evanski pass | 28-29 |
| 17:32 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 28-29 |
| 17:31 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas is fouled on the floor by Frank Lawrence - foul #2 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| 17:07 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Howell | 30-29 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Thomas - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino (SG) Hugh Taylor | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:26 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Lawrence - foul #3 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Currier (PF) Frank Lawrence | |
| 16:26 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:26 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Richard Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Webb | 32-31 |
| 16:07 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 15:45 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas's layup is rejected by David Currier | 32-31 |
| 15:44 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 15:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Albert Murphy | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - George Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Aquino (fresh) SF - Frederick Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Leonard McCollister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Evanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Currier (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Derrick Mays buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Evanski | 32-34 |
| 15:10 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister can't connect on a runner in the lane | 32-34 |
| 15:08 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas tips it in | 34-34 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Richard Walker hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 14:15 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister misses the shot from the left block | 34-36 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | David Currier snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:51 | Florida State | Frederick Webb steals the ball from Derrick Mays | 34-36 |
| 13:48 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Webb | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | Jeffrey Thomas steals it from David Currier | 36-36 |
| 13:12 | Miami (FL) | Ryan Evanski denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Thomas | 36-36 |
| 13:11 | Florida State | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Albert Murphy tips it in | 36-38 |
| 12:28 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Webb scores on a jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:24 | Florida State | George Howell steps in front of the Richard Walker pass in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 12:23 | Miami (FL) | George Howell lays it in | 40-38 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:11 | Florida State | David Currier tips it in | 40-40 |
| 11:48 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Murphy - foul #3 on Albert Murphy, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche (PG), Hugh Taylor (SG), Thomas Osborne (SF), Lorenzo Canales (PF) George Howell, Shaun Aquino, Frederick Webb, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), William McIntosh (SF), Frank Lawrence (PF) Richard Walker, Ryan Evanski, David Currier | |
| 11:48 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:48 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Frank Porche (fresh) SG - Hugh Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Osborne (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Canales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard McCollister (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McIntosh (fresh) PF - Frank Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays hits a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 11:09 | Miami (FL) | Lorenzo Canales is hacked by Frank Lawrence - foul #4 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hector Espinoza (C) Leonard McCollister | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Hill (SF), David Currier (PF) Derrick Mays, Frank Lawrence | |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Kenneth Hill is called for the reach on Hugh Taylor - foul #2 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Longacre (SG) Albert Murphy | |
| 10:52 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:52 | Florida State | David Currier snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 10:28 | Florida State | David Longacre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:27 | Miami (FL) | Lorenzo Canales grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:23 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hill | 41-43 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Kenneth Hill misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 09:53 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Thomas Osborne | 41-43 |
| 09:34 | Miami (FL) | Hector Espinoza misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Hill - foul #3 on Kenneth Hill, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | George Howell (PG) Frank Porche | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (PG), Derrick Mays (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Albert Murphy (C) David Collison, David Longacre, William McIntosh, Kenneth Hill | |
| 09:34 | Miami (FL) | Hector Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:34 | Miami (FL) | Hector Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | Richard Walker buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Currier | 43-45 |
| 08:48 | Miami (FL) | George Howell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Thomas Osborne is called for the reach on Ryan Evanski - foul #2 on Thomas Osborne, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino (SG), Frederick Webb (SF), Jeffrey Thomas (PF), Leonard McCollister (C) Hugh Taylor, Thomas Osborne, Lorenzo Canales, Hector Espinoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by George Howell | 45-45 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Webb - foul #1 on Frederick Webb, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), William McIntosh (SF), Frank Lawrence (PF) Richard Walker, Ryan Evanski, David Currier | |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - George Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Leonard McCollister (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McIntosh (fresh) PF - Frank Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Howell | 47-46 |
| 06:45 | Florida State | Albert Murphy is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor (SG) Shaun Aquino | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:32 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Albert Murphy - foul #4 on Albert Murphy, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche (PG) George Howell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:32 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:32 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | William McIntosh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 06:14 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Hugh Taylor | 48-46 |
| 06:01 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister hits a runner from close range | 50-46 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Derrick Mays clanks a floater from the right side | 50-46 |
| 05:37 | Miami (FL) | Hugh Taylor gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas is hacked by Frank Lawrence - foul #5 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #10 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | George Howell (PG), Hector Espinoza (C) Frank Porche, Leonard McCollister | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (PG), Ryan Evanski (SF), David Currier (PF), Kenneth Hill (C) Derrick Mays, William McIntosh, Frank Lawrence, Albert Murphy | |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:23 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Richard Walker's pass is intercepted by George Howell in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 05:16 | Miami (FL) | George Howell misses the dunk | 52-46 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Richard Walker | 52-46 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Hugh Taylor steals the ball from Kenneth Hill | 52-46 |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | George Howell knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Hugh Taylor and he's hacked by Richard Walker - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #11 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Thomas Osborne (SF), Lorenzo Canales (PF) Frederick Webb, Jeffrey Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:31 | Miami (FL) | George Howell makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:07 | Florida State | David Collison double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister (C) Hector Espinoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SG), Albert Murphy (C) David Collison, Kenneth Hill | |
| 03:51 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister hits a shot in the paint | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 03:37 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister buries a floater from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - George Howell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hugh Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Thomas Osborne (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Canales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard McCollister (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Evanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Currier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | David Currier drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Derrick Mays | 59-48 |
| 02:47 | Miami (FL) | George Howell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Osborne | 62-48 |
| 02:32 | Florida State | David Currier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-48 |
| 02:31 | Miami (FL) | Lorenzo Canales pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:26 | Miami (FL) | Leonard McCollister can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 02:21 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the jumpshot from the right side | 62-48 |
| 02:19 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Albert Murphy lays it in and the foul's on Leonard McCollister - foul #2 on Leonard McCollister, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche (PG), Shaun Aquino (SG), Hector Espinoza (C) George Howell, Hugh Taylor, Leonard McCollister | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), David Longacre (SG), William McIntosh (SF), Kenneth Hill (PF) Richard Walker, Derrick Mays, Ryan Evanski, David Currier | |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Albert Murphy makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | David Longacre is called for the reach on Shaun Aquino - foul #1 on David Longacre, team foul #12 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Currier (PF) Albert Murphy | |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:43 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Collison connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Shaun Aquino - foul #2 on Shaun Aquino, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Collison makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | David Currier is called for the reach on Shaun Aquino - foul #1 on David Currier, team foul #13 | 64-54 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:00 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Florida State | William McIntosh misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hector Espinoza - foul #2 on Hector Espinoza, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | William McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | William McIntosh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche is fouled in the backcourt by William McIntosh - foul #1 on William McIntosh, team foul #14 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lee Limones (PF) Lorenzo Canales | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | David Currier gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | David Longacre clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 00:48 | Miami (FL) | Lee Limones snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Miami (FL) | Shaun Aquino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lorenzo Canales (PF) Lee Limones | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:13 | Florida State | David Collison's pass is intercepted by Hector Espinoza | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Frank Porche runs out the clock | 67-56 |