| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bobby Maxwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Breen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Kearse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reinaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Guiterrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Harold Kearse inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Guiterrez | 33-35 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | Harold Kearse grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 18:53 | Florida State | Reinaldo Marino gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez can't finish the layup | 33-35 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton lays it in on a nice dish by James Coutee | 35-35 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Schwabenbauer - foul #2 on Patrick Schwabenbauer, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Harold Kearse | 37-36 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Brian Breen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:10 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton hits a shot from the right block set up by Patrick Schwabenbauer and he's fouled by Harold Kearse - foul #1 on Harold Kearse, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG) Donald Stahl | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alexander Olsen (PG), Walter Clark (SG), Luis Reyes (SF), John Wimbley (C) Bobby Maxwell, Brian Breen, Harold Kearse, Mark Guiterrez | |
| 16:44 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Reinaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:30 | Florida State | Luis Reyes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:29 | Florida State | John Wimbley hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | James Coutee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Moody | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Luis Reyes drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Clark and the foul's on Sid Anderson - foul #2 on Sid Anderson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Real (SF) Reinaldo Marino | |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Luis Reyes misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kory Clinton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Alexander Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Real (fresh) PF - Luis Reyes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wimbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell (PG), Brian Breen (SG), Mark Guiterrez (C) Alexander Olsen, Walter Clark, Dikembe Real | |
| 15:22 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez hits a shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:55 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Kory Clinton out of the doubleteam | 43-42 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | A charge is called on Brian Breen - foul #2 on Brian Breen, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG) Cameron Moody | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Kearse (SF), Reinaldo Marino (PF) Luis Reyes, John Wimbley | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | Harold Kearse snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Brian Breen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kory Clinton and he's hacked by Bobby Maxwell - foul #2 on Bobby Maxwell, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alexander Olsen (PG), John Wimbley (C) Bobby Maxwell, Mark Guiterrez | |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Alexander Olsen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Kearse | 46-45 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl drills a shot in the lane set up by James Coutee | 48-45 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Reinaldo Marino misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Harold Kearse gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | John Wimbley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | Reinaldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:30 | Florida State | Harold Kearse misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Coutee | 50-45 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Harold Kearse can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Kory Clinton - foul #2 on Kory Clinton, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), John Bennett (SF), Patrick Dyer (C) Donald Stahl, Kory Clinton, Patrick Schwabenbauer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell (PG), Walter Clark (SG), Luis Reyes (PF), Mark Guiterrez (C) Alexander Olsen, Brian Breen, Reinaldo Marino, John Wimbley | |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Harold Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Harold Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Harold Kearse misses the 3rd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sid Anderson | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sid Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bobby Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luis Reyes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Guiterrez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | John Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Real (SF) Harold Kearse | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell's pass is intercepted by Patrick Dyer | 50-47 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | John Bennett is hacked by Dikembe Real - foul #1 on Dikembe Real, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Beadles (C) Sid Anderson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | James Coutee hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez loses the dribble to James Coutee | 52-47 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | James Coutee hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | James Coutee picks off the pass by Mark Guiterrez | 54-47 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | John Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Dyer gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | James Coutee scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-47 |
| 09:02 | Florida State | Walter Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Luis Reyes tips it in | 56-49 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | James Coutee clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | Walter Clark snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Luis Reyes is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Case (PG), Donald Stahl (SG), Kory Clinton (SF), Sid Anderson (PF), Patrick Schwabenbauer (C) James Coutee, Cameron Moody, John Bennett, Patrick Dyer, Douglas Beadles | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alexander Olsen (PG), Brian Breen (SG), Harold Kearse (SF), Reinaldo Marino (PF), John Wimbley (C) Bobby Maxwell, Walter Clark, Dikembe Real, Luis Reyes, Mark Guiterrez | |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Case (fresh) SG - Donald Stahl (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kory Clinton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Alexander Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Breen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reinaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Wimbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Florida State | Harold Kearse is hacked by Sid Anderson - foul #3 on Sid Anderson, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | John Wimbley can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kory Clinton - foul #3 on Kory Clinton, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | John Wimbley makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | John Wimbley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Brandon Case | 60-51 |
| 06:17 | Florida State | Brandon Case picks off the pass by John Wimbley | 60-51 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl loses the dribble to Brian Breen | 60-51 |
| 05:55 | Florida State | Brandon Case takes the ball from Alexander Olsen in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 05:31 | Rutgers | Brian Breen is called for the reach on Sid Anderson - foul #3 on Brian Breen, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Coutee (PG) Brandon Case | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell (PG), Mark Guiterrez (C) Alexander Olsen, John Wimbley | |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | James Coutee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 04:55 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez hits a jump hook from close range | 62-53 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Reinaldo Marino snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 04:12 | Florida State | Harold Kearse grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Brian Breen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | James Coutee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Coutee, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SG), John Bennett (SF) Donald Stahl, Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Clark (SG), Luis Reyes (SF), John Wimbley (PF) Brian Breen, Harold Kearse, Reinaldo Marino | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Coutee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sid Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Schwabenbauer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bobby Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Reyes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wimbley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Guiterrez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Florida State | John Wimbley makes the jump hook from the baseline | 62-55 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | James Coutee misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-55 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson misses the tip | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Wimbley | 62-55 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Stahl (SG), Kory Clinton (SF) Cameron Moody, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Breen (SG), Harold Kearse (SF), Reinaldo Marino (PF) Walter Clark, Luis Reyes, John Wimbley | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Guiterrez - foul #1 on Mark Guiterrez, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:24 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 01:55 | Florida State | Brian Breen gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Reinaldo Marino | 63-58 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Patrick Schwabenbauer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Bobby Maxwell takes the ball from Sid Anderson | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Brian Breen is called for the reach on Sid Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Breen, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Sid Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Maxwell - foul #3 on Bobby Maxwell, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Kory Clinton misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Mark Guiterrez | 65-58 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Brian Breen hits a 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Coutee is hacked by Brian Breen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Breen, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cameron Moody (SF) Kory Clinton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Clark (SG) Brian Breen | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Coutee makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | James Coutee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Bobby Maxwell's pass is intercepted by James Coutee | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Walter Clark is called for the reach on Donald Stahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Clark, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kory Clinton (SF) Cameron Moody | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Donald Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Mark Guiterrez grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Walter Clark travels with the ball | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | James Coutee runs out the clock | 68-61 |