| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Dodds (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is hacked by Brandon Morse - foul #1 on Brandon Morse, team foul #1 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Li Wang (C) Travis Graves | |
| 19:13 | Florida State | Rex Hayden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston tips it but misses | 18-22 |
| 19:10 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer can't tip it in | 18-22 |
| 19:09 | Washington State | Dennis Blair snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 18:50 | Washington State | Brandon Morse evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 18:49 | Florida State | Rex Hayden grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Rex Hayden knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Martin Pinkston | 21-22 |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Paul Stone misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Rex Hayden splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Cambell | 24-22 |
| 17:21 | Washington State | Brandon Morse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 17:20 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Paul Cambell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Cambell, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), David Reulet (PF), Travis Graves (C) Dennis Blair, Paul Stone, Li Wang | |
| 16:48 | Washington State | David Reulet is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | The short jumper by Paul Cambell is denied by David Reulet | 24-24 |
| 16:23 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Cory Smith | 24-24 |
| 15:58 | Washington State | Brandon Morse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 15:57 | Washington State | Travis Graves snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Cambell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cory Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Dodds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Travis Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cory Smith | 24-27 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 15:02 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 14:44 | Washington State | Brandon Morse comes up short on the shot from the right side | 26-27 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Rex Hayden | 28-27 |
| 13:57 | Washington State | Brandon Morse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 13:56 | Washington State | Cory Smith snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Cory Smith scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Reulet | 28-29 |
| 13:12 | Florida State | Paul Cambell is hacked by Joseph Dodds - foul #1 on Joseph Dodds, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), John Lemay (SF), Steven Berryman (PF), Martin Pinkston (C) Rex Hayden, Paul Cambell, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG), Charles Helmick (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Li Wang (C) Brandon Morse, Joseph Dodds, David Reulet, Travis Graves | |
| 12:46 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Griffith | 31-29 |
| 12:20 | Washington State | Steven Berryman steals the ball from Cory Smith | 31-29 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Lemay | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Berryman (fresh) C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Helmick (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Li Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Washington State | Paul Stone clanks a floater from the left side | 34-29 |
| 11:28 | Washington State | Charles Helmick hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Li Wang - foul #2 on Li Wang, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (PF) Steven Berryman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Travis Graves (C) Cory Smith, Li Wang | |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 11:06 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Dennis Blair misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Roy Harris - foul #3 on Roy Harris, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Dennis Blair makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Dennis Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:18 | Florida State | Travis Graves is called for the reach on John Lemay - foul #2 on Travis Graves, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Thoms (SF), Matthew Henderson (C) John Lemay, Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-33 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Travis Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:04 | Washington State | Charles Helmick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 09:03 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Sawyer | 37-33 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Brandon Morse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Griffith - foul #4 on Kevin Griffith, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (SG), Martin Pinkston (C) Kevin Griffith, Matthew Henderson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Dodds (SF), David Reulet (PF), Li Wang (C) Charles Helmick, Paul Stone, Travis Graves | |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Brandon Morse makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Brandon Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Sawyer | 39-35 |
| 07:42 | Washington State | Brandon Morse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 07:40 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Morse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joseph Dodds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Reulet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Li Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Florida State | The jumper by Dennis Thoms is denied by Joseph Dodds | 39-35 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston tips it in | 41-35 |
| 06:54 | Washington State | David Reulet misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 06:52 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 06:50 | Florida State | Rex Hayden is hacked by Dennis Blair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Blair, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Griffith (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF) Rex Hayden, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (SG), Paul Stone (PF), Travis Graves (C) Brandon Morse, David Reulet, Li Wang | |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Cory Smith - foul #1 on Cory Smith, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Dennis Blair blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Cambell - foul #3 on Paul Cambell, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark McClester (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), David Reulet (PF) Cory Smith, Paul Stone | |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Dennis Blair makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:09 | Washington State | Dennis Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Cambell | 46-37 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Paul Cambell picks off the pass by Dennis Blair in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 05:28 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffith | 46-37 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Paul Cambell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Griffith and the foul's on Dennis Blair - foul #3 on Dennis Blair, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF), Martin Pinkston (C) John Lemay, Matthew Henderson, Mark McClester | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG), Charles Helmick (SF), Paul Stone (PF), Li Wang (C) Dennis Blair, Brandon Morse, David Reulet, Travis Graves | |
| 04:38 | Florida State | Paul Cambell makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Washington State | Dennis Thoms takes the ball from Joseph Dodds | 49-37 |
| 04:05 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is fouled on the floor by Charles Helmick - foul #4 on Charles Helmick, team foul #8 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Roy Harris (SG) Paul Cambell, Kevin Griffith | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Blair (PG) Charles Helmick | |
| 04:05 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:05 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Paul Stone | 49-37 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Roy Harris takes the ball from Joseph Dodds | 49-37 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms lays it up and in set up by Roy Harris | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dennis Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dodds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Li Wang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the board | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Li Wang - foul #3 on Li Wang, team foul #9 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (SG), John Lemay (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF) Rex Hayden, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brandon Morse (SG), Charles Helmick (SF), Travis Graves (C) Cory Smith, Joseph Dodds, Li Wang | |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 03:08 | Washington State | Paul Stone snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Brandon Morse is hacked by Paul Cambell - foul #4 on Paul Cambell, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark McClester (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Dodds (SF) Charles Helmick | |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Dennis Blair buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 02:20 | Florida State | Mark McClester blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 02:19 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | Mark McClester is called for the reach on Paul Stone - foul #2 on Mark McClester, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Helmick (SF), David Reulet (PF) Joseph Dodds, Paul Stone | |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Paul Cambell is called for the reach on Charles Helmick - foul #5 on Paul Cambell, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Griffith (SG) Paul Cambell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Stone (PF) David Reulet | |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Charles Helmick makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Charles Helmick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Stone - foul #2 on Paul Stone, team foul #10 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Berryman (PF) Kevin Griffith | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Dodds (SF) Charles Helmick | |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Mark McClester pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | John Lemay misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Mark McClester misses the tip | 52-41 |
| 01:07 | Washington State | Dennis Blair grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Brandon Morse makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Graves | 52-44 |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF), Martin Pinkston (C) Roy Harris, Matthew Henderson, John Lemay, Steven Berryman, Mark McClester | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Dennis Blair is called for the reach on Dennis Thoms in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Blair, team foul #11 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (PF) Gregory Sawyer | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Paul Stone drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Dodds | 54-46 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is hacked by Dennis Blair in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Blair, team foul #12 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Smith (PG) Dennis Blair | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:32 | Washington State | Joseph Dodds splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms is hacked by Cory Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Smith, team foul #13 | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Cory Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson grabs the board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Rex Hayden runs out the clock | 56-46 |