| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernesto Caballero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clifton Hartl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Burton Mayeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cary Sinnott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leland Zehring (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith's layup is rejected by Cary Sinnott | 26-29 |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Leland Zehring grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-32 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the shot from close range | 28-32 |
| 18:44 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Sharpe - foul #1 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF) Gary Sharpe, Jonathan Hargis, Ernesto Caballero, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (SG), Christopher Vest (C) Burton Mayeski, Leland Zehring | |
| 18:44 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Clifton Hartl steps in front of the Dana Driver pass | 28-34 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Christopher Vest misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | James Robinson gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Christopher Vest pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:47 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott is hacked by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Steve Mattingly (PF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Dustin Thomas, James Robinson, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Florida State | Orville Dillard (SF), Lynwood Cheeks (C) James Petty, Cary Sinnott | |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Christopher Vest buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo is hacked by Lynwood Cheeks - foul #1 on Lynwood Cheeks, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) Dana Driver, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Cary Sinnott (PF), Leland Zehring (C) Christopher Vest, Lynwood Cheeks | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:09 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 28-37 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Orville Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 28-37 |
| 16:34 | Florida State | Leland Zehring tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Hargis and he's fouled by Clifton Hartl - foul #3 on Clifton Hartl, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Jonathan Hargis, Steve Hayworth, Jamie Smith, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Vest (PG), Burton Mayeski (SG), James Petty (SF), Lynwood Cheeks (C) Clifton Hartl, Nickolas Rodarte, Orville Dillard, Leland Zehring | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | James Petty is hacked by Dustin Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Thomas, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG) Gary Sharpe | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Vest | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Delgadillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Vest (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Burton Mayeski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Petty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cary Sinnott (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lynwood Cheeks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Robinson | 33-41 |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), George Strong (SF) Christopher Vest, Cary Sinnott | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lynwood Cheeks - foul #2 on Lynwood Cheeks, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Lynwood Cheeks misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Nestor Panek - foul #2 on Nestor Panek, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) Ernesto Caballero, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Cary Sinnott (PF) James Petty | |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Lynwood Cheeks makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Lynwood Cheeks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 14:24 | Florida State | Lynwood Cheeks makes the fadeaway in the paint | 37-45 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Hargis | 39-45 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl's pass is intercepted by Charles Letourneau in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Cary Sinnott is called for the reach on Jamie Smith - foul #2 on Cary Sinnott, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Petty (PG), Nickolas Rodarte (SG), Orville Dillard (SF), Christopher Vest (PF), Leland Zehring (C) Clifton Hartl, Burton Mayeski, George Strong, Cary Sinnott, Lynwood Cheeks | |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis comes up short on the floater near the basket | 39-45 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Dustin Thomas | 41-45 |
| 13:18 | Florida State | Leland Zehring connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-47 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | James Robinson misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-47 |
| 12:57 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Petty | 41-47 |
| 12:40 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Christopher Vest gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Dana Driver is called for the reach on James Petty - foul #1 on Dana Driver, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Jonathan Hargis, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Burton Mayeski (SG), George Strong (SF), Cary Sinnott (PF) James Petty, Nickolas Rodarte, Orville Dillard, Christopher Vest | |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cary Sinnott | 41-50 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernesto Caballero (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hayworth (fresh) SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Leroy Delgadillo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clifton Hartl (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Burton Mayeski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cary Sinnott (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Leland Zehring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Leland Zehring misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | George Strong misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Delgadillo - foul #1 on Leroy Delgadillo, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Jamie Smith (PF) Steve Hayworth, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Petty (PF), Lynwood Cheeks (C) Cary Sinnott, Leland Zehring | |
| 10:59 | Florida State | George Strong misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | George Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Sharpe | 46-51 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | The short jumper by George Strong is denied by Nestor Panek | 46-51 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | James Petty misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Lynwood Cheeks tips it in | 46-53 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau is fouled on the floor by George Strong - foul #4 on George Strong, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Ernesto Caballero, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (SG), Cary Sinnott (PF) Burton Mayeski, George Strong | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Cary Sinnott - foul #3 on Cary Sinnott, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG) Jonathan Hargis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Vest (PF) Cary Sinnott | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly lays it up and in set up by Charles Letourneau | 49-53 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Christopher Vest's pass is intercepted by Dana Driver | 49-53 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Dana Driver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Nickolas Rodarte | 49-53 |
| 08:56 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Dana Driver, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Florida State | Cary Sinnott (PF), Leland Zehring (C) Clifton Hartl, Lynwood Cheeks | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth misses the easy layup | 49-53 |
| 08:49 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Christopher Vest misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Letourneau - foul #4 on Charles Letourneau, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Steve Hayworth, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Florida State | Orville Dillard (SF) James Petty | |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Christopher Vest makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Christopher Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-55 |
| 08:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Cary Sinnott | 49-55 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Gary Sharpe steps in front of the Christopher Vest pass in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's pass is intercepted by Orville Dillard | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hargis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Delgadillo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Vest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Nickolas Rodarte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cary Sinnott (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leland Zehring (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte is fouled on the floor by Dustin Thomas - foul #3 on Dustin Thomas, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SF), James Robinson (PF) Dustin Thomas, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Burton Mayeski (SG), George Strong (SF) Christopher Vest, Orville Dillard | |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 07:18 | Florida State | George Strong grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski travels in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Jonathan Hargis, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Lynwood Cheeks (C) Nickolas Rodarte, Leland Zehring | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Dana Driver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clifton Hartl - foul #4 on Clifton Hartl, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) Ernesto Caballero, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Dana Driver makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Dana Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:54 | Florida State | Dana Driver steals the ball from George Strong in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Burton Mayeski - foul #1 on Burton Mayeski, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Petty (PF) Cary Sinnott | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski is hacked by Steve Hayworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 53-57 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly blows the layup | 53-57 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith tips it home | 55-57 |
| 06:30 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Dana Driver | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Hayworth | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl clanks a runner in the paint | 57-57 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steve Mattingly | 59-57 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl jams it | 59-59 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Steve Mattingly | 61-59 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl hits a floater from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly is fouled on the floor by Lynwood Cheeks - foul #3 on Lynwood Cheeks, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Ernesto Caballero (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Vest (PG), Nickolas Rodarte (SG), Orville Dillard (SF), Cary Sinnott (PF), Leland Zehring (C) Clifton Hartl, Burton Mayeski, George Strong, James Petty, Lynwood Cheeks | |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Dana Driver steps in front of the Christopher Vest pass in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Dana Driver banks in the layup | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Orville Dillard is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Christopher Vest and he's fouled by Steve Mattingly - foul #1 on Steve Mattingly, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (PF) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Orville Dillard makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Dana Driver is hacked by Christopher Vest - foul #3 on Christopher Vest, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Dana Driver makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Vest (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Nickolas Rodarte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cary Sinnott (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leland Zehring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Nestor Panek blocks the short jumper by Nickolas Rodarte | 64-64 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | James Robinson grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Leroy Delgadillo (PF) Dana Driver, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Petty (PG), George Strong (SF) Christopher Vest, Orville Dillard | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek is fouled on the floor by Leland Zehring - foul #1 on Leland Zehring, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte knocks in the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Jonathan Hargis - foul #2 on Jonathan Hargis, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by Nickolas Rodarte - foul #3 on Nickolas Rodarte, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF) Ernesto Caballero | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Vest (PF) Cary Sinnott | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Christopher Vest grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 02:03 | Florida State | George Strong misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 69-67 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Leland Zehring grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Petty | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe's floater is knocked away by Christopher Vest | 69-70 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Christopher Vest grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Gary Sharpe is called for the reach on James Petty - foul #2 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #12 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Leroy Delgadillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Burton Mayeski (SG), Cary Sinnott (PF) Nickolas Rodarte, Christopher Vest | |
| 01:39 | Florida State | James Petty misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | James Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG) James Petty | |
| 01:08 | Florida State | Leland Zehring knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 69-73 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leland Zehring - foul #2 on Leland Zehring, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | George Strong hits a jumper from close range set up by Clifton Hartl | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl grabs the defensive rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sharpe - foul #3 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #13 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (SG), James Petty (C) Burton Mayeski, Leland Zehring | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe grabs the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Smith | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott is hacked by Gary Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Sharpe, team foul #14 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leland Zehring (C) James Petty | |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Cary Sinnott misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-76 |