| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jasper Brady (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clarence Houlihan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Schmeling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Caldwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Brian Hurt lays it in | 22-27 |
| 19:25 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 19:23 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 19:22 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 19:21 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Schmeling tips it in | 22-29 |
| 19:10 | Boston College | Rex Correll clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 19:08 | Boston College | Brian Hurt tips it in | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Rex Correll - foul #1 on Rex Correll, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:55 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:29 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari slams it home | 26-29 |
| 18:14 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 17:53 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is whistled for a carry | 26-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SF), Cesar Rossi (C) Bruce Phillips, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Clinton Badilla (SF), Jon Cooper (PF) Dennis Johnson, Clarence Houlihan, Jimmy Schmeling | |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Hurt - foul #3 on Brian Hurt, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Coburn (C) Dwight Caldwell | |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:44 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:21 | Boston College | John Gibson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 26-33 |
| 17:20 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Larry Franklin | 26-33 |
| 17:02 | Miami (FL) | Rex Correll picks off the pass by Clinton Badilla | 26-33 |
| 16:58 | Boston College | Jon Cooper is called for the reach on Brian Hurt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Cooper, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Shannon Dilbeck (SG) Larry Franklin, Jasper Brady | |
| 16:45 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses short on a turnaround from close range | 26-33 |
| 16:44 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Joseph Coburn | 26-33 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Jon Cooper scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-35 |
| 16:03 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 16:02 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Gibson (fresh) SG - Vincent Coldwell (fresh) SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Dilbeck (fresh) SF - Clinton Badilla (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Coburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-35 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Dilbeck | 26-35 |
| 15:46 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Phillips picks off the pass by Shannon Dilbeck | 26-35 |
| 15:21 | Boston College | Clinton Badilla picks off the pass by Vincent Coldwell | 26-35 |
| 14:59 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:45 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the shot near the basket | 28-35 |
| 14:24 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck is hacked by Vincent Coldwell - foul #2 on Vincent Coldwell, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Brian Hurt (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) John Gibson, Vincent Coldwell, Bruce Phillips, Carter Kolakowski, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Jasper Brady (SG), Clarence Houlihan (SF), Jimmy Schmeling (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Dennis Johnson, Shannon Dilbeck, Clinton Badilla, Jon Cooper, Joseph Coburn | |
| 14:10 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Schmeling | 28-37 |
| 13:44 | Boston College | Rex Correll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| 13:29 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Franklin, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 13:02 | Boston College | Brian Hurt comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-37 |
| 13:00 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 12:48 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 12:46 | Boston College | Brian Hurt gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 12:33 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | Jimmy Schmeling pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 12:10 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SF) Donald Reeves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Shannon Dilbeck (SG), Richard Reiber (C) Larry Franklin, Jasper Brady, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 11:51 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 11:49 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Ferrari (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Dilbeck (fresh) SF - Clarence Houlihan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Schmeling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Reiber (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson lays it in | 30-39 |
| 11:12 | Boston College | Rex Correll drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Hurt | 33-39 |
| 11:04 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan is hacked by Ken Ferrari - foul #2 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SG), Clinton Badilla (SF), Dwight Caldwell (PF), Joseph Coburn (C) Shannon Dilbeck, Clarence Houlihan, Jimmy Schmeling, Richard Reiber | |
| 10:40 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 10:38 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 10:10 | Boston College | John Gibson drills a shot in the lane set up by Vincent Coldwell and he's hacked by Dwight Caldwell - foul #2 on Dwight Caldwell, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Cesar Rossi (C) Vincent Coldwell, Bruce Phillips, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Jon Cooper (PF) Dennis Johnson, Joseph Coburn | |
| 10:10 | Boston College | John Gibson makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 09:52 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-39 |
| 09:50 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 09:48 | Boston College | Larry Franklin picks off the pass by John Gibson in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 09:27 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Cesar Rossi - foul #2 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Brian Hurt (PF) Donald Reeves, Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Coburn (C) Dwight Caldwell | |
| 09:27 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:27 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:22 | Boston College | John Gibson is hacked by Clinton Badilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Badilla, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jon Cooper - foul #2 on Jon Cooper, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck (SG), Clarence Houlihan (SF) Jasper Brady, Clinton Badilla | |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 08:51 | Miami (FL) | Shannon Dilbeck misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 08:49 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 08:33 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 08:08 | Miami (FL) | Jon Cooper connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Larry Franklin | 40-47 |
| 07:58 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 07:57 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Joseph Coburn | 40-47 |
| 07:36 | Miami (FL) | Jon Cooper hits a runner near the basket set up by Shannon Dilbeck | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Larry Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Dilbeck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Houlihan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Coburn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Boston College | John Gibson is hacked by Jon Cooper - foul #3 on Jon Cooper, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Rex Correll, John Gibson, Brian Hurt, Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Jasper Brady (SG), Clinton Badilla (SF), Jimmy Schmeling (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Larry Franklin, Shannon Dilbeck, Clarence Houlihan, Jon Cooper, Joseph Coburn | |
| 06:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Clinton Badilla - foul #2 on Clinton Badilla, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| 06:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:56 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 06:16 | Miami (FL) | Vincent Coldwell picks off the pass by Clinton Badilla | 43-49 |
| 05:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clinton Badilla - foul #3 on Clinton Badilla, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (PF) Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 05:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:40 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 45-52 |
| 05:16 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 04:57 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 04:56 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Clarence Holgate | 47-52 |
| 04:27 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the fadeaway near the basket | 49-52 |
| 04:05 | Miami (FL) | Vincent Coldwell takes the ball from Jimmy Schmeling | 49-52 |
| 03:51 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips's floater is tipped away by Dwight Caldwell | 49-52 |
| 03:49 | Miami (FL) | Dwight Caldwell gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:27 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 03:26 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Ferrari (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Brady (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Clinton Badilla (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Schmeling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Caldwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Clarence Holgate, Vincent Coldwell, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin (PG), Shannon Dilbeck (SG), Clarence Houlihan (SF), Jon Cooper (PF), Joseph Coburn (C) Dennis Johnson, Jasper Brady, Clinton Badilla, Jimmy Schmeling, Dwight Caldwell | |
| 03:06 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin is hacked by John Gibson - foul #2 on John Gibson, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| 02:55 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-52 |
| 02:54 | Miami (FL) | Larry Franklin tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 02:54 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (PF) Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady (SG) Shannon Dilbeck | |
| 02:33 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses the lay-in | 49-54 |
| 02:32 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 02:07 | Boston College | John Gibson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 02:07 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Bruce Phillips (SF) John Gibson, Donald Reeves | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson (PG), Jimmy Schmeling (PF), Dwight Caldwell (C) Larry Franklin, Jon Cooper, Joseph Coburn | |
| 02:05 | Miami (FL) | Rex Correll steals it from Dennis Johnson in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 02:03 | Boston College | Rex Correll lays it in | 53-54 |
| 01:50 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan is hacked by Bruce Phillips - foul #3 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Ferrari (C) Cesar Rossi | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 01:50 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:50 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:33 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:32 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 01:22 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady clanks a shot from the right block | 53-56 |
| 01:21 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan tips it in | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Dwight Caldwell blocks the short jumper by Brian Hurt | 53-58 |
| 01:03 | Boston College | Brian Hurt grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clarence Holgate | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #4 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Clarence Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Rex Correll is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady is hacked by Rex Correll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rex Correll, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:12 | Miami (FL) | Jasper Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Boston College | Rex Correll connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 61-62 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson is hacked by Clarence Holgate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Boston College calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |