| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Slack (fresh) SG - William Kettle (fresh) SF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) PF - Rickey Marshall (fresh) C - Thomas Asbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) SF - Monte Ruff (fresh) PF - John Newcomb (fresh) C - William Randolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Kettle and he's fouled by Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rickey Marshall | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Monte Ruff makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Ray | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Boston College | William Randolph steals it from William Kettle | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Kettle - foul #1 on William Kettle, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Monte Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Florida State | Monte Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Monte Ruff - foul #1 on Monte Ruff, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Monte Ruff scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Brian Patterson | 7-7 |
| 17:31 | Boston College | William Kettle misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Brian Patterson - foul #2 on Brian Patterson, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair (SF), Robert Fargo (PF), Matthew Neuman (C) Joseph Gilmore, Rickey Marshall, Thomas Asbury | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG) Brian Patterson | |
| 17:31 | Boston College | William Kettle makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:31 | Boston College | William Kettle misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | William Randolph pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | William Kettle picks off the pass by Wendell Ray | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Kettle | 10-7 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Wendell Ray is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (SG), Rickey Marshall (PF) Kenneth Slack, William Kettle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF) John Newcomb | |
| 16:39 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Portwood | 12-7 |
| 16:20 | Florida State | William Randolph misses the easy open layup | 12-7 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| 16:07 | Boston College | William Randolph swats the layup by Rickey Marshall | 12-9 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Wiener | 12-9 |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Randolph | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Leroy Whitehair (fresh) SG - William Portwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Fargo (fresh) PF - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Neuman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wendell Ray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Monte Ruff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Kimmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wiener - foul #1 on Raymond Wiener, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Slack (PG), William Kettle (SG), Joseph Gilmore (SF), Thomas Asbury (C) Leroy Whitehair, William Portwood, Rickey Marshall, Matthew Neuman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Voelker (SG), Gerard Rowe (SF), Dwight Roberts (C) Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff, William Randolph | |
| 15:11 | Boston College | William Kettle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 12-11 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 15:05 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Wiener | 12-13 |
| 14:45 | Boston College | William Kettle connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 14:22 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe clanks a turnaround from close range | 14-13 |
| 14:21 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 14:15 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 14:14 | Boston College | Robert Fargo pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | Boston College | Raymond Wiener steals the ball from William Kettle | 14-13 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Joseph Gilmore picks off the pass by Dwight Roberts | 14-13 |
| 13:37 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Fargo and he's hacked by Dwight Roberts - foul #1 on Dwight Roberts, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rickey Marshall (PF) Robert Fargo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SG), Monte Ruff (SF), John Newcomb (PF), William Randolph (C) Raymond Wiener, Gerard Rowe, Albert Kimmons, Dwight Roberts | |
| 13:37 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury misses the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Monte Ruff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Neuman (C) Thomas Asbury | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:16 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Florida State | Monte Ruff hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Voelker and the foul's on Joseph Gilmore - foul #1 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair (PG), William Portwood (SG) Kenneth Slack, William Kettle | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG) Thomas Reith | |
| 12:55 | Florida State | Monte Ruff makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:41 | Boston College | John Newcomb swats the layup by Rickey Marshall | 16-16 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Monte Ruff knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Wendell Ray | 16-19 |
| 12:11 | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Portwood | 18-19 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Matthew Neuman is called for the reach on William Randolph - foul #1 on Matthew Neuman, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Kettle (SG), Thomas Asbury (C) Joseph Gilmore, Matthew Neuman | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Paul Voelker is fouled on the floor by William Portwood - foul #1 on William Portwood, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Slack (PG) William Portwood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerard Rowe (SF), Albert Kimmons (PF) Monte Ruff, John Newcomb | |
| 11:21 | Florida State | William Kettle steals it from Gerard Rowe | 18-19 |
| 11:18 | Boston College | William Kettle jams it | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Slack (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Kettle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Whitehair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Asbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Voelker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wendell Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kimmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Randolph (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Wendell Ray can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Asbury - foul #1 on Thomas Asbury, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Boston College | Matthew Neuman (PF) Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Dwight Roberts (C) Paul Voelker, William Randolph | |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:45 | Boston College | Gerard Rowe steals it from Kenneth Slack | 20-21 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Slack - foul #1 on Kenneth Slack, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (SG), Robert Fargo (SF) William Kettle, Leroy Whitehair | |
| Subs | Florida State | Monte Ruff (SF), John Newcomb (PF) Gerard Rowe, Albert Kimmons | |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Wendell Ray misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Wendell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 10:06 | Boston College | John Newcomb blocks the jumper by Kenneth Slack | 20-22 |
| 10:05 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Wendell Ray gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 09:31 | Florida State | Monte Ruff is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Monte Ruff, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair (PG), William Kettle (SG), Joseph Gilmore (SF), Rickey Marshall (PF) Kenneth Slack, William Portwood, Robert Fargo, Thomas Asbury | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Voelker (SG), Gerard Rowe (SF), William Randolph (C) Wendell Ray, Monte Ruff, Dwight Roberts | |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Voelker - foul #1 on Paul Voelker, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Asbury (C) Matthew Neuman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF) John Newcomb | |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:10 | Florida State | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 20-22 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | Boston College | William Kettle is hacked by Paul Voelker - foul #2 on Paul Voelker, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SG) Paul Voelker | |
| 08:39 | Boston College | William Kettle makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:39 | Boston College | William Kettle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | William Randolph can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons tips it home | 22-24 |
| 08:09 | Boston College | William Kettle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Reith | 22-24 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Leroy Whitehair is called for the reach on Raymond Wiener - foul #1 on Leroy Whitehair, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Slack (PG) Leroy Whitehair | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:53 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Reith | 24-29 |
| 07:35 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Kettle | 27-29 |
| 07:23 | Florida State | Gerard Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 07:22 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Thomas Asbury | 27-29 |
| 07:17 | Boston College | Albert Kimmons swats the short shot by William Kettle | 27-29 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | William Randolph gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Slack (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Kettle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) PF - Rickey Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Asbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Reith (fresh) SF - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kimmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Florida State | William Randolph hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas Asbury - foul #2 on Thomas Asbury, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (SG), Leroy Whitehair (SF), Robert Fargo (PF), Matthew Neuman (C) William Kettle, Joseph Gilmore, Rickey Marshall, Thomas Asbury | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wendell Ray (SG), John Newcomb (PF) Thomas Reith, Albert Kimmons | |
| 06:59 | Florida State | William Randolph makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:43 | Boston College | John Newcomb steals it from William Portwood | 27-32 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | John Newcomb misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 06:21 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 06:05 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wendell Ray | 27-32 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | William Portwood picks off the pass by Raymond Wiener | 27-32 |
| 05:36 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Kettle (SG), Joseph Gilmore (SF), Rickey Marshall (PF) Kenneth Slack, William Portwood, Robert Fargo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reith (SG), Dwight Roberts (C) Wendell Ray, William Randolph | |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Neuman - foul #2 on Matthew Neuman, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (PG), Thomas Asbury (C) Leroy Whitehair, Matthew Neuman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF) John Newcomb | |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Joseph Gilmore is hacked by Thomas Reith - foul #1 on Thomas Reith, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Joseph Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Joseph Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Thomas Reith misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-34 |
| 04:36 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury is hacked by Dwight Roberts - foul #2 on Dwight Roberts, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Kenneth Slack (PG) William Portwood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Victor Hightower (C) Dwight Roberts | |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:30 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Victor Hightower clanks a turnaround from the left block | 31-34 |
| 04:13 | Boston College | Thomas Asbury gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:06 | Boston College | William Kettle drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | Victor Hightower gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Kenneth Slack steals it from Thomas Reith | 34-34 |
| 03:19 | Boston College | Kenneth Slack lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Rickey Marshall | 36-34 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Kenneth Slack steps in front of the Victor Hightower pass | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Kenneth Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Kettle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Asbury (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Reith (fairly fresh) SF - Gerard Rowe (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kimmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Hightower (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Boston College | William Kettle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Reith - foul #2 on Thomas Reith, team foul #11 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Leroy Whitehair (SF), Robert Fargo (PF), Matthew Neuman (C) Joseph Gilmore, Rickey Marshall, Thomas Asbury | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Wendell Ray (SG), Monte Ruff (SF), John Newcomb (PF), William Randolph (C) Raymond Wiener, Thomas Reith, Gerard Rowe, Albert Kimmons, Victor Hightower | |
| 02:53 | Boston College | William Kettle misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:53 | Boston College | William Kettle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Robert Fargo is called for the reach on Monte Ruff - foul #1 on Robert Fargo, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Portwood (SG) William Kettle | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Monte Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Monte Ruff misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:46 | Boston College | Matthew Neuman pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 02:27 | Boston College | William Portwood misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Wendell Ray snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | John Newcomb is fouled on the floor by Robert Fargo - foul #2 on Robert Fargo, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rickey Marshall (PF) Kenneth Slack | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:58 | Florida State | John Newcomb misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:58 | Florida State | John Newcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:41 | Boston College | William Portwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 01:39 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | Wendell Ray connects on the runner from the left block set up by Brian Patterson | 39-38 |
| 01:22 | Boston College | Rickey Marshall is called for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Kettle (SG), Joseph Gilmore (SF) William Portwood, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:06 | Florida State | Brian Patterson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Monte Ruff | 39-40 |
| 00:50 | Boston College | William Kettle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | John Newcomb gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:29 | Florida State | Monte Ruff is denied on a layup by Matthew Neuman | 39-40 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Wendell Ray snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Robert Fargo grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Robert Fargo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-40 |