| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Richard Womack inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is fouled on the floor by Dennis Anderson - foul #2 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Larry Pantoja (SG), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Aaron Cleveland, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Pantoja | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Florida State | James Wheeler steps in front of the Dennis Anderson pass | 30-29 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:56 | Ohio | Lynn Hough knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Cleveland | 34-29 |
| 17:28 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | Adam Coble buries a floater from the right block | 36-31 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lynn Hough - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Larry Pantoja (SG) Mark Doxey, Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG), Albert Valdivia (C) Harvey Minarik, Thomas Graves | |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:16 | Ohio | Lawrence Davis steals the ball from Larry Pantoja | 36-33 |
| 15:47 | Florida State | Dennis Danna misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Womack (fairly fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Coble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 36-35 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Adam Coble tips it in | 38-35 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Martin Anthony misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Larry Pantoja - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG), Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) James Wheeler, Richard Womack, Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Thomas Graves (C) Martin Anthony, Lawrence Davis, Albert Valdivia | |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | Thomas Graves snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:49 | Florida State | Thomas Graves misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-37 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Cleveland | 40-37 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 13:08 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 12:42 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Harvey Minarik | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson can't throw it down but the foul's on John Hoerner - foul #1 on John Hoerner, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Womack (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 12:18 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Danna - foul #2 on Dennis Danna, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:56 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-38 |
| 11:31 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Adam Coble | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Danna (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is fouled on the floor by Dennis Anderson as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SG) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG), Albert Valdivia (C) Harvey Minarik, Thomas Graves | |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Lynn Hough's pass is intercepted by Albert Valdivia | 42-38 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is hacked by Richard Womack - foul #2 on Richard Womack, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG) Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson hits a jumper from the left block | 42-40 |
| 09:53 | Ohio | Adam Coble is hacked by Albert Valdivia - foul #2 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SG) Aaron Cleveland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Thomas Graves (C) Martin Anthony, Albert Valdivia | |
| 09:42 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez can't connect on a runner from close range | 42-40 |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Thomas Graves gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:16 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Thomas Graves | 42-42 |
| 08:54 | Ohio | Lynn Hough throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Larry Pantoja | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Coble - foul #3 on Adam Coble, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Thomas Graves knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Minarik | 47-45 |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Danna - foul #3 on Dennis Danna, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Richard Womack, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Anthony (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Harvey Minarik, Lawrence Davis, Thomas Graves | |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:23 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Coble (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Danna (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Martin Anthony knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Ohio | Lynn Hough works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson connects on the jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Lynn Hough can't finish the layup | 49-50 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 49-50 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Martin Anthony picks off the pass by Jose Rodriquez | 49-50 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Martin Anthony banks in the layup | 49-52 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Dennis Danna is called for the reach on Aaron Cleveland - foul #4 on Dennis Danna, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Womack (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harvey Minarik (PG), Thomas Graves (C) Martin Anthony, Albert Valdivia | |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:24 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | Dennis Danna is hacked by Aaron Cleveland - foul #1 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Aaron Cleveland, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| 04:39 | Florida State | Harvey Minarik is whistled for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (SG), John Hoerner (C) Larry Pantoja, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF) Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on John Hoerner - foul #2 on John Hoerner, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Mark Doxey, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Adam Coble grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Adam Coble can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Anderson - foul #4 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Adam Coble misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Thomas Graves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adam Coble - foul #4 on Adam Coble, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:06 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Danna - foul #5 on Dennis Danna, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Lynn Hough, Adam Coble | |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (SG), Mladen Jahic (PF) Dennis Danna, Dennis Anderson | |
| 03:06 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:06 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jose Rodriquez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Womack (fairly fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) C - John Hoerner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harvey Minarik (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Filip Koslowski (fresh) SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mladen Jahic (fresh) C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Thomas Graves is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), Adam Coble (C) Larry Pantoja, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Lawrence Davis, Thomas Graves | |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Lynn Hough evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-54 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:02 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 02:01 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | Adam Coble knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Womack | 55-54 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lawrence Davis (SF), Dennis Anderson (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Ivan Jesiolowski, Mladen Jahic, Albert Valdivia | |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Lynn Hough blocks the short jumper by Harvey Minarik | 55-54 |
| 01:10 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Adam Coble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it home | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Thomas Graves makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Minarik | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Minarik - foul #2 on Harvey Minarik, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Jose Rodriquez picks off the pass by Filip Koslowski | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland is hacked by Filip Koslowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF) Jose Rodriquez, Richard Womack | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Adam Coble grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Filip Koslowski is called for the reach on Adam Coble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Filip Koslowski, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jose Rodriquez (PG) Mark Doxey | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | Adam Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Filip Koslowski clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-56 |