| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Saul Ramirez (fresh) SG - Duane Gibson (fresh) SF - Mark King (fresh) PF - Van Marcil (fresh) C - Phillip Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits a driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Florida State | Mark King misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement drills a runner from the right block | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Phillip Henry is fouled on the floor by Michael Lemoine - foul #1 on Michael Lemoine, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Jeremy Savage steals the ball from Van Marcil | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Phillip Henry | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Florida State | Mark King's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Clement | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Phillip Henry tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Phillip Henry gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Duane Gibson travels with the ball | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Henry | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Phillip Henry snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Mark King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Van Marcil | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage is hacked by Mark King - foul #1 on Mark King, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Lemoine, Samuel Gabaldon, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the floater in the lane set up by Jeremy Savage | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | Florida State | Duane Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-6 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Jeremy Savage is blocked by Van Marcil | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Mark King pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ismael Dorton | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Saul Ramirez (fresh) SG - Duane Gibson (fresh) SF - Mark King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Van Marcil (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Henry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) SG - Michael Hall (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Mark King steals the ball from Michael Hall | 3-6 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez hits the finger roll set up by Mark King | 5-6 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Savage | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Mark King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Gibbs (PG), Zachary Thompson (SG), Frank Kelleher (SF), Cameron Odom (PF), Donald Pittman (C) Saul Ramirez, Duane Gibson, Mark King, Van Marcil, Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Marbury, Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Ismael Dorton | |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Frank Kelleher - foul #1 on Frank Kelleher, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Zachary Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SF) Michael Carbaugh | |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 5-11 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Frank Kelleher buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Gibbs | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 13:49 | Florida State | Donald Pittman gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Lawrence Cline swats the dunk try by Donald Pittman | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Lemoine | 7-14 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | David Gibbs can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Lemoine - foul #2 on Michael Lemoine, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Duane Gibson (SG), Mark King (SF), Van Marcil (PF), Phillip Henry (C) Zachary Thompson, Frank Kelleher, Cameron Odom, Donald Pittman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Lemoine, Samuel Gabaldon, Tracy Greene, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| 12:40 | Florida State | David Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | David Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Gibbs - foul #1 on David Gibbs, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Florida State | Saul Ramirez (PG) David Gibbs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Van Marcil's pass is intercepted by Michael Marbury | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Saul Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Gibson (fresh) SF - Mark King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marcil (fresh) C - Phillip Henry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) PF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the easy layup | 9-16 |
| 11:40 | Florida State | Mark King snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 11:23 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Henry | 9-16 |
| 11:17 | Florida State | Duane Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury is hacked by Van Marcil - foul #1 on Van Marcil, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Cameron Odom (PF) Van Marcil | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Byron Clement (PF) Ismael Dorton | |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't throw it down | 9-16 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury tips it home | 9-18 |
| 10:34 | Florida State | Phillip Henry hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Saul Ramirez | 11-18 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Phillip Henry | 11-18 |
| 09:52 | Florida State | Phillip Henry drills a jump hook from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Duane Gibson steals the ball from Michael Marbury | 13-18 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | Cameron Odom misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Cameron Odom steals it from Michael Hall | 13-18 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Marbury - foul #1 on Michael Marbury, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Thompson (SG), Frank Kelleher (SF), Van Marcil (PF), Donald Pittman (C) Duane Gibson, Mark King, Cameron Odom, Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Tracy Greene (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Marbury, Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Michael Carbaugh | |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Van Marcil steals it from Samuel Gabaldon | 16-18 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Van Marcil misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Kelleher is called for the reach on Nicholas Pimentel - foul #2 on Frank Kelleher, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Gibbs (PG), Matthew Clark (SF) Saul Ramirez, Frank Kelleher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton tips it home | 16-20 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | Zachary Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Tracy Greene | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Thompson (fresh) SF - Matthew Clark (fresh) PF - Van Marcil (fresh) C - Donald Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nicholas Pimentel (fresh) SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) SF - Tracy Greene (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel is fouled on the floor by David Gibbs - foul #2 on David Gibbs, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Florida State | Duane Gibson (SG), Cameron Odom (PF), Phillip Henry (C) David Gibbs, Van Marcil, Donald Pittman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Nicholas Pimentel, Samuel Gabaldon, Tracy Greene, Ismael Dorton | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Clark - foul #1 on Matthew Clark, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Cameron Odom | 16-21 |
| 06:53 | Florida State | Lawrence Cline is called for the reach on Phillip Henry - foul #1 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Saul Ramirez (PG) Zachary Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (C) Lawrence Cline | |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Matthew Clark's pass is intercepted by Byron Clement | 16-21 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Cameron Odom grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Phillip Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-21 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Phillip Henry snags the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Matthew Clark can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Marbury - foul #2 on Michael Marbury, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Van Marcil (PF) Cameron Odom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel (PG), Tracy Greene (SG) Michael Marbury, Michael Hall | |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Matthew Clark misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Matthew Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Tracy Greene and he's hacked by Matthew Clark - foul #2 on Matthew Clark, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark King (SF) Matthew Clark | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Lawrence Cline (C) Tracy Greene, Michael Carbaugh | |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Van Marcil misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 16-24 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Pimentel | 16-26 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | Phillip Henry is hacked by Byron Clement - foul #1 on Byron Clement, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Thompson (SG), Donald Pittman (C) Duane Gibson, Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (PF) Byron Clement | |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Zachary Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | Mark King gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Donald Pittman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-26 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Zachary Thompson tips it home | 18-26 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Pimentel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Carbaugh | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Saul Ramirez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marcil (fairly fresh) C - Donald Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nicholas Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Saul Ramirez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Gibbs (PG), Duane Gibson (SG), Cameron Odom (PF), Phillip Henry (C) Saul Ramirez, Zachary Thompson, Van Marcil, Donald Pittman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Nicholas Pimentel, Samuel Gabaldon, Jeremy Savage, Lawrence Cline | |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement lays it in on a great pass from Michael Lemoine and he's hacked by Mark King - foul #2 on Mark King, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Kelleher (SF) Mark King | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SF) Michael Carbaugh | |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Cameron Odom buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Frank Kelleher is called for the reach on Tracy Greene - foul #3 on Frank Kelleher, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Clark (SF) Frank Kelleher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Cameron Odom double dribbles | 20-32 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Florida State | Cameron Odom gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Duane Gibson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Gibbs | 23-32 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Lemoine | 23-34 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Gibbs misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ismael Dorton - foul #1 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Thompson (SG), Mark King (SF), Van Marcil (PF) Duane Gibson, Matthew Clark, Phillip Henry | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage (SF), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Tracy Greene, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | David Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh can't throw it down but the foul's on David Gibbs - foul #3 on David Gibbs, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Saul Ramirez (PG), Donald Pittman (C) David Gibbs, Cameron Odom | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Tracy Greene (SG) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall | |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Donald Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon (SG) Tracy Greene | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Carbaugh | 24-38 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Mark King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Gabaldon and he's fouled by Donald Pittman - foul #1 on Donald Pittman, team foul #12 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Duane Gibson (SG), Phillip Henry (C) Zachary Thompson, Donald Pittman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Marbury, Lawrence Cline | |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the free throw | 24-40 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Phillip Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Duane Gibson buries a 3 from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses the fullcourt shot | 27-40 |