| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Dennis Manuel (fresh) SG - Tyrone Yee (fresh) SF - Ernest Reason (fresh) PF - Dale Hoffman (fresh) C - John Kifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) SG - James Freeman (fresh) SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) PF - Michael Billy (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Reason | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Ernest Reason is called for the reach on Donnie Crispin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Reason, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | James Freeman drills a shot in the lane set up by Donnie Crispin | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Georgia Tech | Donnie Crispin picks off the pass by Ernest Reason | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Michael Billy banks in the layup on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason hits the finger roll set up by Tyrone Yee | 4-4 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Georgia Tech | John Kifer pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Manuel | 6-4 |
| 17:49 | Florida State | James Freeman is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Crispin | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Donnie Crispin - foul #1 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams (SG), Paul Norris (SF), Donald Huber (PF), Lonnie Pesce (C) Tyrone Yee, Ernest Reason, Dale Hoffman, John Kifer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gregory Reed (PF) Michael Billy | |
| 17:40 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Gregory Reed grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | James Freeman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 17:21 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers (PG) Dennis Manuel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG), Donald Drakes (SG), Kenneth Nez (SF) Donnie Crispin, James Freeman, Robert Farrington | |
| 17:04 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Robert Wagner comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Williams - foul #1 on Howard Williams, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Zachary Taylor | |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams loses the dribble to Donald Drakes | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Donald Drakes hits the finger roll | 8-9 |
| 16:13 | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Sydney Ayers | 10-9 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | Robert Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee (SG), Ernest Reason (SF), Thomas Brown (C) Howard Williams, Paul Norris, Lonnie Pesce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Kenneth Nez | |
| 16:06 | Georgia Tech | Donald Drakes picks off the pass by Ernest Reason | 10-9 |
| 16:02 | Florida State | Donald Drakes lays it up and in | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Sydney Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Reason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Drakes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason is hacked by Donald Drakes - foul #1 on Donald Drakes, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman (PF) Donald Huber | |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Taylor (C) Gregory Reed | |
| 15:31 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Stoffel (PG) Sydney Ayers | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF) Robert Wagner, Michael Billy | |
| 15:31 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:13 | Florida State | James Freeman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Crispin | 13-13 |
| 15:04 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman is hacked by Robert Farrington - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams (SG), Paul Norris (SF), John Kifer (C) Tyrone Yee, Ernest Reason, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (PG), Michael Billy (PF) Donnie Crispin, Donald Drakes | |
| 14:48 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Billy - foul #1 on Michael Billy, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel (PG) Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:48 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:48 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | James Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason (SF), Donald Huber (PF), Lonnie Pesce (C) Paul Norris, Dale Hoffman, John Kifer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Robert Wagner (SG), Gregory Reed (PF) James Freeman, Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| 14:11 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| 14:09 | Florida State | Dennis Manuel steps in front of the Donnie Crispin pass in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 14:08 | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams misses the dunk attempt | 14-13 |
| 14:06 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel tips it in | 16-13 |
| 13:42 | Florida State | Lonnie Pesce is called for the reach on Donnie Crispin - foul #1 on Lonnie Pesce, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers (PG), Tyrone Yee (SG), Thomas Brown (SF) Dennis Manuel, Howard Williams, Ernest Reason | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Kenneth Nez, Zachary Taylor | |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Robert Wagner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 16-13 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris (SF), Dale Hoffman (PF) Donald Huber, Lonnie Pesce | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Robert Wagner | |
| 13:11 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 16-13 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donnie Crispin | 16-13 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | Gregory Reed connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 16-15 |
| 12:30 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason (SF), John Kifer (C) Paul Norris, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (PG), Robert Farrington (SF), Zachary Taylor (C) Donnie Crispin, Donald Drakes, Gregory Reed | |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Freeman | 16-18 |
| 11:54 | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Sydney Ayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Yee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Reason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Hoffman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Kifer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) PF - Michael Billy (tiring) 2 pts. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez is fouled in the backcourt by Sydney Ayers - foul #1 on Sydney Ayers, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel (PG), Howard Williams (SG), Donald Huber (PF) Sydney Ayers, Tyrone Yee, Dale Hoffman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG) James Freeman | |
| 11:21 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 11:19 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 11:14 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Farrington - foul #2 on Robert Farrington, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce (C) John Kifer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Donald Drakes (SF), Gregory Reed (PF) Kenneth Nez, Robert Farrington, Michael Billy | |
| 11:14 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:14 | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Robert Wagner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris (SF) Ernest Reason | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:55 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris is whistled for traveling | 21-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Robert Wagner | |
| 10:51 | Florida State | Paul Norris is called for the reach on Donnie Crispin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Norris, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Norris - foul #2 on Paul Norris, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Stoffel (PG), Tyrone Yee (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Dale Hoffman (PF) Dennis Manuel, Howard Williams, Paul Norris, Donald Huber | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:30 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:18 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Zachary Taylor - foul #2 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers (PG) Gary Stoffel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Billy (PF) Zachary Taylor | |
| 10:18 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:18 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | Michael Billy is called for 5 seconds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason (SF) Lonnie Pesce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (SF) Donald Drakes | |
| 09:42 | Georgia Tech | James Freeman is called for the reach on Tyrone Yee - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber (PF) Dale Hoffman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG) James Freeman | |
| 09:42 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Tech | Tyrone Yee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 09:12 | Georgia Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Huber | 24-20 |
| 09:06 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber misses the driving attempt from close range | 24-20 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donnie Crispin | 24-20 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Gregory Reed grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Robert Wagner hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 08:13 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 08:12 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 07:54 | Georgia Tech | Thomas Brown misses the floater from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Sydney Ayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyrone Yee (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Reason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Nez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Billy (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gregory Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez drills a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Wagner | 24-24 |
| 07:20 | Georgia Tech | Robert Wagner takes the ball from Sydney Ayers | 24-24 |
| 07:18 | Florida State | Robert Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel (PG), Howard Williams (SG), Dale Hoffman (PF), John Kifer (C) Sydney Ayers, Tyrone Yee, Donald Huber, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SF) Kenneth Nez | |
| 07:08 | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 07:06 | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:47 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman drills a jumper in the lane | 26-24 |
| 06:27 | Florida State | Dale Hoffman swats the layup by Robert Wagner | 26-24 |
| 06:25 | Georgia Tech | Howard Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:19 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Robert Wagner - foul #1 on Robert Wagner, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris (SF) Ernest Reason | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Wagner, Michael Billy, Gregory Reed | |
| 06:19 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:19 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:53 | Florida State | James Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Donald Drakes grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | James Freeman hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 05:15 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-27 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Robert Farrington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin's fadeaway is rejected by John Kifer | 27-27 |
| 05:08 | Georgia Tech | Paul Norris pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:04 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman loses the dribble to James Freeman | 27-27 |
| 04:40 | Florida State | James Freeman misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Howard Williams - foul #2 on Howard Williams, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Gary Stoffel (PG), Tyrone Yee (SG), Donald Huber (PF), Lonnie Pesce (C) Dennis Manuel, Howard Williams, Dale Hoffman, John Kifer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG), Gregory Reed (PF) Donnie Crispin, Donald Drakes | |
| 04:40 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:40 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:24 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Robert Wagner snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | James Freeman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 03:56 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber drills a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 03:52 | Florida State | Gary Stoffel steals it from Robert Farrington in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Georgia Tech | PG - Gary Stoffel (fresh) SG - Tyrone Yee (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Norris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Huber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Pesce (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Reed (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:47 | Georgia Tech | Lonnie Pesce's pass is intercepted by Robert Farrington | 29-31 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Robert Wagner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 03:17 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:12 | Georgia Tech | Gary Stoffel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Norris | 31-31 |
| 03:10 | Florida State | Tyrone Yee is called for the reach on James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyrone Yee, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers (PG), Howard Williams (SG), Ernest Reason (SF), Dale Hoffman (PF), Thomas Brown (C) Gary Stoffel, Tyrone Yee, Paul Norris, Donald Huber, Lonnie Pesce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (PG), Michael Billy (PF) Robert Wagner, Gregory Reed | |
| 03:10 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:10 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:53 | Georgia Tech | Dale Hoffman drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Reason | 33-33 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Dennis Manuel (PG), John Kifer (C) Howard Williams, Ernest Reason | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (PF) Michael Billy | |
| 02:07 | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 36-33 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | James Freeman is hacked by John Kifer in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kifer, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Georgia Tech | Ernest Reason (SF), Donald Huber (PF) Thomas Brown, Dale Hoffman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Robert Farrington | |
| 02:05 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:54 | Georgia Tech | Kenneth Nez steals it from Ernest Reason | 36-35 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | James Freeman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 01:23 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:18 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Manuel | 38-35 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | James Freeman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Drakes | 38-37 |
| 00:45 | Georgia Tech | Sydney Ayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 00:44 | Georgia Tech | Donald Huber tips it home | 40-37 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Freeman | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Tech | Zachary Taylor takes the ball from Donald Huber | 40-40 |