| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Robert Brown inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | UMass | Timothy Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-38 |
| 19:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Clyde Long | 23-38 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Clyde Long makes the wide open runner from the left block set up by Donald Bugarin | 25-38 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Mark Hicks is called for the reach on Timothy Smith - foul #3 on Mark Hicks, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski (SG) Mark Hicks | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:59 | UMass | Richard Charles hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Smith | 25-40 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Long and he's hacked by Richard Charles - foul #2 on Richard Charles, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:24 | UMass | Darryl Ritter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 18:23 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Charles | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Richard Charles comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Clyde Long - foul #2 on Clyde Long, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Richard Charles misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | UMass | Richard Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 18:13 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Drozdowski | 31-40 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Timothy Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 16:46 | UMass | Michael Ford misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Drozdowski - foul #1 on Larry Drozdowski, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG) Darryl Ritter | |
| 16:46 | UMass | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:46 | UMass | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-45 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Long | 31-45 |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Clyde Long lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Bugarin | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) PF - Scott Hearns (fresh) C - Stanley Swanson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UMass | Michael Ford is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Charles Payton (SF) Larry Drozdowski, Clyde Long | |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Gerald Cox (PF), Richard Charles (C) Joseph Jackson, Michael Ford, Robert Harris, Scott Hearns, Stanley Swanson | |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Russel Baker is whistled for a carry | 33-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman (C) Russel Baker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:49 | UMass | Robert Brown misses the dunk but he's fouled by Kyle Babb - foul #1 on Kyle Babb, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF) Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:49 | UMass | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:49 | UMass | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 33-46 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Darryl Ritter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Robert Brown buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Smith | 33-48 |
| 13:42 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Mark Hicks hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 13:28 | UMass | Richard Charles misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-48 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Mark Hicks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Charles Payton, Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Mark Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 13:05 | Florida State | Mark Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Robert Harris makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Jackson | 36-51 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Mark Hicks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Clyde Long | 38-51 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Stanley Swanson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Jackson | 38-53 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Clyde Long misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 11:46 | UMass | Stanley Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Hearns (fresh) C - Stanley Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UMass | Joseph Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Michael Ford misses the tip | 38-53 |
| 11:40 | Florida State | Clyde Long grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Stanley Swanson is called for the reach on Clyde Long - foul #1 on Stanley Swanson, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Charles Payton (SF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Donald Bugarin, Clyde Long, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Gerald Cox (PF) Joseph Jackson, Michael Ford, Robert Harris, Scott Hearns | |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Mark Hicks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-53 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Stanley Swanson grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Payton - foul #4 on Charles Payton, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Daniel Manuel (PF) Charles Payton, Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Charles (C) Stanley Swanson | |
| 10:35 | UMass | Timothy Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Tillman - foul #2 on Dwayne Tillman, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Timothy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Mark Hicks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Timothy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG) Leon Teneyck | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:44 | Florida State | Mark Hicks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 09:43 | Florida State | Mark Hicks tips it back up and in | 43-54 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Dwayne Tillman picks off the pass by Timothy Smith | 43-54 |
| 08:57 | Florida State | Mark Hicks shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Darryl Ritter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Richard Charles makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Darryl Ritter | 43-56 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 43-56 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Timothy Smith grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Timothy Smith misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-56 |
| 07:56 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 07:34 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Long | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Bugarin (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Hicks (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Long (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Manuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Charles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UMass | Donald Bugarin steals the ball from Gerald Cox | 46-56 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin misses the lay-in | 46-56 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Darryl Ritter picks off the pass by Dwayne Tillman | 46-56 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Darryl Ritter dunks the ball | 46-58 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 46-58 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Clyde Long tips it home | 48-58 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Robert Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | Mark Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Mark Hicks drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Bugarin | 50-58 |
| 05:32 | UMass | Richard Charles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Richard Charles, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Larry Drozdowski (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF), Russel Baker (C) Donald Bugarin, Mark Hicks, Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 05:06 | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 04:56 | UMass | Robert Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Stanley Swanson snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | UMass | Stanley Swanson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 50-60 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Russel Baker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Leon Teneyck | 52-60 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Michael Ford can't throw it down | 52-60 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Russel Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Larry Drozdowski is hacked by Stanley Swanson - foul #2 on Stanley Swanson, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Charles Payton knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kyle Babb | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Leon Teneyck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Drozdowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kyle Babb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Hearns (fresh) C - Stanley Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UMass | Joseph Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Bugarin (PG), Dwayne Tillman (C) Leon Teneyck, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Richard Charles (C) Joseph Jackson, Stanley Swanson | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Babb | 56-60 |
| 02:51 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Hicks (SG), Russel Baker (C) Larry Drozdowski, Dwayne Tillman | |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Stanley Swanson (C) Michael Ford, Robert Harris, Richard Charles | |
| 02:43 | UMass | Robert Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Kyle Babb grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF), Richard Charles (C) Scott Hearns, Stanley Swanson | |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Charles - foul #4 on Richard Charles, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Manuel (PF) Kyle Babb | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | UMass | Timothy Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Cox | 58-63 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clyde Long (SF), Dwayne Tillman (C) Charles Payton, Russel Baker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Gerald Cox grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | UMass | Richard Charles misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Tillman - foul #3 on Dwayne Tillman, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Richard Charles makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Richard Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-65 |
| 01:00 | UMass | Timothy Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Darryl Ritter hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Clyde Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Daniel Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Donald Bugarin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 00:49 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | UMass | Robert Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bugarin - foul #3 on Donald Bugarin, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Charles - foul #5 on Richard Charles, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | Leon Teneyck (PG), Larry Drozdowski (SG), Charles Payton (SF), Kyle Babb (PF) Donald Bugarin, Mark Hicks, Clyde Long, Daniel Manuel | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Jackson (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Scott Hearns (PF), Stanley Swanson (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Richard Charles | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Dwayne Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Scott Hearns gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | UMass | Stanley Swanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Stanley Swanson grabs the offensive board | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Joseph Jackson runs out the clock | 59-69 |