| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SG - Robert Ferguson (fresh) SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) PF - John Dubin (fresh) C - Cory Roca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) PF - Todd Bass (fresh) C - Rod Goehring (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Cory Roca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Florida State | Robert Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Beasley - foul #1 on Lance Beasley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Adam Gurule connects on the open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hudson | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Niagara | Todd Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Niagara | Christopher Stops comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | Robert Hudson misses long on an open runner near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Florida State | John Dubin tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | Rod Goehring is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rod Goehring, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | John Dubin is hacked by Todd Bass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Bass, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Cory Roca drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hudson | 6-0 |
| 17:54 | Niagara | Lance Beasley banks in the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the shot in the paint | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to John Dubin | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Florida State | John Dubin is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hudson and the foul's on Todd Bass - foul #2 on Todd Bass, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (C) Robert Hudson, Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, Cory Roca | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), John Beckmann (SG), Corey Seaver (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 17:13 | Florida State | John Dubin makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:11 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #5 | 9-2 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Baden | 12-2 |
| 16:21 | Niagara | Corey Seaver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 16:19 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski grabs the offensive board | 12-2 |
| 16:01 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster is hacked by Ronald Moser - foul #1 on Ronald Moser, team foul #1 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), William Nitz (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Cory Roca (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, John Beckmann, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 15:53 | Niagara | Lance Beasley can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Hudson - foul #1 on Robert Hudson, team foul #2 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Frank Newlin (SF) Corey Seaver | |
| 15:53 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:53 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Nitz (fresh) SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) PF - James Cabot (fairly fresh) C - Cory Roca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Frank Newlin (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Willy Purifoy (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Florida State | Raymond Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF) David Smith | |
| 15:25 | Niagara | Frank Newlin's dunk attempt is rejected by James Cabot | 12-4 |
| 15:24 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Beasley | 12-4 |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Christopher Stops steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), John Dubin (PF) Robert Hudson, Raymond Jones, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), Rod Goehring (C) Christopher Stops, Willy Purifoy | |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Cory Roca can't connect on a runner from close range | 12-4 |
| 14:32 | Niagara | Rod Goehring pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:12 | Niagara | Frank Newlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | William Nitz snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert McEvoy, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) William Nitz, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG), Corey Seaver (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Brandon Gibbs, Frank Newlin, Rod Goehring | |
| 13:42 | Niagara | Corey Seaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Adam Gurule gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Ronald Moser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-4 |
| 13:14 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Clyde Lancaster | 12-4 |
| 13:10 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski is hacked by Robert Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ferguson, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), James Cabot (PF) Ronald Moser, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 12:59 | Niagara | John Beckmann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Cory Roca snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Cory Roca misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | James Cabot grabs the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Cory Roca is fouled on the floor by Willy Purifoy - foul #1 on Willy Purifoy, team foul #6 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), John Dubin (PF) Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, Cory Roca | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Frank Newlin (PF), Rod Goehring (C) John Beckmann, Corey Seaver, David Smith, Willy Purifoy | |
| 12:01 | Florida State | John Dubin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Rod Goehring pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 11:44 | Niagara | Frank Newlin lays it up and in | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - John Dubin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cabot (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) PF - Frank Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | John Dubin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hudson | 15-6 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 15-6 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Frank Newlin denies the turnaround by John Dubin | 15-6 |
| 10:35 | Niagara | Rod Goehring gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 10:15 | Niagara | Frank Newlin blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Hudson - foul #2 on Robert Hudson, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Stephen Baden, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), John Beckmann (SG), Clyde Lancaster (PF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, Rod Goehring | |
| 10:15 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 10:15 | Niagara | Frank Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Lucas Rogowski picks off the pass by Adam Gurule in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| 09:55 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Beckmann | 15-9 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | John Beckmann steals the ball from Cory Roca in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 09:45 | Niagara | David Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 09:36 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Smith | 15-9 |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Frank Newlin loses the dribble to John Dubin in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Adam Gurule is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson and he's fouled by John Beckmann - foul #1 on John Beckmann, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SF) Frank Newlin | |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:22 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Smith | 17-9 |
| 09:03 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster blows the wide open layup | 17-9 |
| 09:02 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Cory Roca is open but misses the lay-in | 17-11 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Ronald Moser grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 17-11 |
| 08:07 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | David Smith is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Nitz (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (PF) Ronald Moser, Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, John Beckmann, Corey Seaver, David Smith | |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy clanks a jumper from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Nitz (fresh) SG - Stephen Baden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - James Cabot (tiring) C - Cory Roca (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Lancaster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Purifoy (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Niagara | Lance Beasley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brandon Gibbs | 17-13 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clyde Lancaster - foul #1 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Robert Ferguson (SG) William Nitz, Stephen Baden | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Smith (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Clyde Lancaster, Willy Purifoy | |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Moser - foul #2 on Ronald Moser, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Nitz (PG), Raymond Jones (SF) Ronald Moser, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Rod Goehring makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Rod Goehring makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | James Cabot's fadeaway is rejected by David Smith | 18-15 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | James Cabot gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Cory Roca can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 18-15 |
| 05:47 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Smith | 18-15 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs is hacked by Raymond Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Jones, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Stephen Baden (SG), John Dubin (PF) Robert Ferguson, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Corey Seaver (SG) Lance Beasley, Christopher Stops | |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:21 | Florida State | Cory Roca loses the ball out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Gurule (SF) Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Frank Newlin (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski is hacked by Stephen Baden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Baden, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:18 | Florida State | Cory Roca snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | John Dubin lays it in set up by Stephen Baden | 20-17 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cory Roca - foul #1 on Cory Roca, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (C) Stephen Baden, Adam Gurule, Cory Roca | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Corey Seaver, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:31 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:52 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 20-19 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 03:49 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski gets the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Cory Roca (C) William Nitz, Robert Ferguson, Gilbert McEvoy, James Cabot | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF) Lance Beasley, Lucas Rogowski, Clyde Lancaster | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Baden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) PF - John Dubin (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Roca (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Beckmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) C - Rod Goehring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | The short jumper by John Dubin is denied by Todd Bass | 20-19 |
| 02:57 | Florida State | Raymond Jones tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 02:55 | Florida State | Raymond Jones grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Robert Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Ferguson (SG), Adam Gurule (SF) Stephen Baden, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Frank Newlin (SF), Willy Purifoy (C) John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, Rod Goehring | |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Robert Ferguson steps in front of the Willy Purifoy pass | 20-19 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Cory Roca buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Gurule | 22-19 |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Adam Gurule takes the ball from Lance Beasley in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 01:59 | Florida State | John Dubin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Frank Newlin snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 01:47 | Niagara | Lance Beasley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Stops | 22-21 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | John Dubin's floater is tipped away by Willy Purifoy | 22-21 |
| 01:25 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Todd Bass is hacked by Robert Hudson - foul #3 on Robert Hudson, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Stephen Baden (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), James Cabot (PF) Robert Hudson, Robert Ferguson, Adam Gurule, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Corey Seaver (SF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Todd Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | Ronald Moser is hacked by Lucas Rogowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 01:01 | Niagara | Ronald Moser takes the ball from David Smith in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Cory Roca misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Stops - foul #1 on Christopher Stops, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG) Christopher Stops | |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cory Roca - foul #2 on Cory Roca, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Todd Bass makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Cory Roca grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Ronald Moser drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gilbert McEvoy | 27-23 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-23 |