| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lynn Finney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Camire (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Christopher Covey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Armstrong (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Armstrong inbounds the ball | 31-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-55 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace hits the follow up shot | 31-57 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Gerald Camire buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lynn Finney | 34-57 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-57 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Robert Baron hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Lynn Finney | 36-57 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace can't finish the layup | 36-57 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Thomas Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Lynn Finney drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jamel Roesler | 38-57 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Armstrong double dribbles | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Gerald Camire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Page misses badly on a runner from close range | 38-57 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Lynn Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 17:17 | Florida State | Thomas Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Page pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 17:08 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (SG), Marvin Winfrey (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Dwayne Foster (C) Lynn Finney, Gerald Camire, Robert Baron, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin (PG), Victor Maddox (SG), Robert Trudel (SF), Harold Jones (PF), Kirk Reese (C) Christopher Covey, Robert Jones, Harry Armstrong, James Page, Bernard Wallace | |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey is called for traveling | 38-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Connolly (SG) Jamel Roesler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel tips it back up and in | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster drills a floater from the left block | 40-59 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel is hacked by Marvin Winfrey - foul #1 on Marvin Winfrey, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jamel Roesler (PG) Christopher Connolly | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Maddox | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Merideth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Winfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dwayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Trudel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Jones (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kirk Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler | 42-61 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel lays it in set up by Victor Maddox | 42-63 |
| 14:56 | Florida State | Brian Hardin steps in front of the Dwayne Foster pass | 42-63 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones is hacked by Thomas Sawyer - foul #2 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #2 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Finney (SG), Gerald Camire (SF), Robert Baron (PF), Thomas Wright (C) Jason Merideth, Marvin Winfrey, Thomas Sawyer, Dwayne Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Harry Armstrong (SF), James Page (PF), Bernard Wallace (C) Brian Hardin, Victor Maddox, Robert Trudel, Harold Jones, Kirk Reese | |
| 14:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace's floater is knocked away by Thomas Wright | 42-63 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Gerald Camire grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Gerald Camire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | Gerald Camire grabs the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 14:00 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lynn Finney | 45-63 |
| 13:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Page hits a jump hook in the lane | 45-65 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Gerald Camire connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamel Roesler | 48-65 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Wright - foul #2 on Thomas Wright, team foul #3 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (PG), Dwayne Foster (C) Jamel Roesler, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 13:01 | Florida State | Lynn Finney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Merideth | 51-67 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | James Page scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-69 |
| 12:34 | Florida State | Gerald Camire clanks a floater from the right block | 51-69 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster tips it home | 53-69 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace hits the finger roll | 53-71 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Robert Baron misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-71 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones lays it up and in set up by James Page | 53-73 |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 11:50 | Florida State | Lynn Finney gets the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 11:35 | Florida State | Gerald Camire clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Gerald Camire tips it in | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jason Merideth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Finney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Camire (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Christopher Covey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Armstrong (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dwayne Foster - foul #3 on Dwayne Foster, team foul #4 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jamel Roesler (PG), Christopher Connolly (SG), Marvin Winfrey (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Thomas Wright (C) Jason Merideth, Lynn Finney, Gerald Camire, Robert Baron, Dwayne Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin (PG), Victor Maddox (SG), Robert Trudel (SF), Harold Jones (PF) Christopher Covey, Robert Jones, Harry Armstrong, James Page | |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| 10:56 | Florida State | The short jumper by Jamel Roesler is denied by Harold Jones | 55-76 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Harold Jones | 55-76 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Jones | 55-79 |
| 10:34 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-79 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-79 |
| 10:24 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 55-81 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | The jumper by Jamel Roesler is denied by Harold Jones | 55-81 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin grabs the board | 55-81 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin loses the dribble to Jamel Roesler in the backcourt | 55-81 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler misses the easy layup | 55-81 |
| 10:06 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler can't tip it in | 55-81 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Bernard Wallace | 55-81 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace can't finish the layup | 55-81 |
| 09:42 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones tips it in | 55-83 |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-83 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Camire (SF), Dwayne Foster (C) Marvin Winfrey, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones (SG), Harry Armstrong (SF), Kirk Reese (C) Victor Maddox, Harold Jones, Bernard Wallace | |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-83 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Gerald Camire snags the defensive board | 55-83 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Gerald Camire scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jamel Roesler | 58-83 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-83 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster gets the rebound | 58-83 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Connolly | 61-83 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-83 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (PG), Lynn Finney (SG), Marvin Winfrey (SF), Robert Baron (PF), Thomas Wright (C) Jamel Roesler, Christopher Connolly, Gerald Camire, Thomas Sawyer, Dwayne Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey (PG), James Page (PF) Brian Hardin, Robert Trudel | |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Jason Merideth knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Winfrey | 63-83 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Page is fouled on the floor by Robert Baron - foul #1 on Robert Baron, team foul #5 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Victor Maddox (SG), Harold Jones (SF) Robert Jones, Harry Armstrong | |
| 07:46 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Maddox clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-83 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Wright | 63-83 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Jason Merideth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-83 |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kirk Reese grabs the board | 63-83 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jason Merideth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Winfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Baron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Christopher Covey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Page (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Merideth steals the ball from Christopher Covey | 63-83 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Thomas Wright makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lynn Finney | 65-83 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Page | 65-85 |
| 06:30 | Florida State | Robert Baron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-85 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones gets the rebound | 65-85 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Wright steals it from Victor Maddox | 65-85 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | Thomas Wright drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Winfrey | 67-85 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Winfrey is called for the reach on Victor Maddox - foul #2 on Marvin Winfrey, team foul #6 | 67-85 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jamel Roesler (PG), Christopher Connolly (SG), Gerald Camire (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Dwayne Foster (C) Jason Merideth, Lynn Finney, Marvin Winfrey, Robert Baron, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Harry Armstrong (SF), Bernard Wallace (C) Christopher Covey, Victor Maddox, Harold Jones, Kirk Reese | |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Jones | 67-87 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Page - foul #3 on James Page, team foul #1 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel (PF) James Page | |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster misses the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-87 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Sawyer takes the ball from Bernard Wallace | 68-87 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Gerald Camire drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler | 70-87 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-87 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Finney (SG) Christopher Connolly | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Covey (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Bernard Wallace blocks the short jumper by Thomas Sawyer | 70-87 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer tips it back up and in | 72-87 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Lynn Finney steals the ball from Christopher Covey | 72-87 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Lynn Finney dunks the ball | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Jones makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Armstrong | 74-89 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Gerald Camire comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-89 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer tips it home | 76-89 |
| 03:15 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Foster | 76-89 |
| 03:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jamel Roesler | 76-89 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lynn Finney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Camire (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. PF - Thomas Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Christopher Covey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Armstrong (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Trudel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bernard Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Bernard Wallace denies the turnaround by Dwayne Foster | 76-89 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel grabs the defensive rebound | 76-89 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel banks in the layup | 76-91 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-91 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Baron (PF), Thomas Wright (C) Thomas Sawyer, Dwayne Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Page (PF) Robert Trudel | |
| 02:43 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Finney | 79-91 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Baron denies the turnaround by Robert Jones | 79-91 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | Gerald Camire grabs the board | 79-91 |
| 01:57 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-91 |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 79-91 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Page scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Covey and the foul's on Gerald Camire - foul #1 on Gerald Camire, team foul #7 | 79-93 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (PG), Christopher Connolly (SG), Marvin Winfrey (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Dwayne Foster (C) Jamel Roesler, Lynn Finney, Gerald Camire, Robert Baron, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin (PG), Victor Maddox (SG), Robert Trudel (SF), Kirk Reese (C) Christopher Covey, Robert Jones, Harry Armstrong, Bernard Wallace | |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Page misses the free throw | 79-93 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Foster | 79-93 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Merideth | 81-93 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | James Page drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Victor Maddox | 81-96 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey blows the layup but the foul's on Victor Maddox - foul #1 on Victor Maddox, team foul #2 | 81-96 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones (PF) James Page | |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey misses the 1st free throw | 81-96 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Marvin Winfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 81-96 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 81-96 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Maddox throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 81-98 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Harold Jones - foul #1 on Harold Jones, team foul #3 | 81-98 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 82-98 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 82-98 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Jones grabs the board | 82-98 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Winfrey - foul #3 on Marvin Winfrey, team foul #8 | 82-98 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel makes the 1st free throw | 82-99 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Trudel misses the 2nd free throw | 82-99 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Foster | 82-99 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-99 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Kirk Reese snags the defensive board | 82-99 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Hardin runs out the clock | 82-99 |