| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clifton Hartl (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bernard Fobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burton Mayeski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nickolas Rodarte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Florida State | Frank Costner takes the ball from Clifton Hartl in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:52 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Costner | 35-42 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs is hacked by Alan Patterson - foul #1 on Alan Patterson, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski's layup is rejected by Ronald Green | 35-42 |
| 19:21 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Mayeski | 35-42 |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 18:43 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner's pass is intercepted by Alfred Courtney | 37-42 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tyler Hale | 37-42 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Patterson | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Hartl | 42-44 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney lays it up and in and he's fouled by Tyler Hale - foul #2 on Tyler Hale, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Hanson (PG), George Strong (SG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Orville Dillard (PF) Clifton Hartl, Bernard Fobbs, Burton Mayeski, Nickolas Rodarte | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen (PG), Russell Williams (SG), Daniel Suggs (SF), David Jordan (PF), Glenn Grounds (C) Frank Costner, Alan Patterson, Robert White, Ronald Green, Tyler Hale | |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | David Jordan knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Russell Williams and he's hacked by Alfred Courtney - foul #2 on Alfred Courtney, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Fortune (C) Alfred Courtney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | David Jordan makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Hanson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Strong (fresh) SF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Orville Dillard (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Fortune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harold Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Grounds (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Glenn Grounds is called for the reach on James Fortune - foul #1 on Glenn Grounds, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Orville Dillard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | William Hanson is called for the reach on Harold Nguyen - foul #2 on William Hanson, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (PF) James Fortune | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Ronald Green (PF) Daniel Suggs, Glenn Grounds | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Costner | 44-51 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | William Hanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Frank Costner | 44-51 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Orville Dillard | 44-51 |
| 14:11 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 44-51 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | George Strong drills a floater from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | David Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Nguyen | 46-56 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Orville Dillard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hanson | 52-56 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner hits the finger roll | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nickolas Rodarte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Orville Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jordan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Florida State | Orville Dillard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 11:32 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Orville Dillard connects on the floater from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Orville Dillard is called for the reach on Ronald Green - foul #2 on Orville Dillard, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Bernard Fobbs (SG), Burton Mayeski (SF), Kenneth Ellis (PF), Alfred Courtney (C) William Hanson, George Strong, Daniel Ferguson, Nickolas Rodarte, Orville Dillard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Ramsey (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), Robert White (SF), Glenn Grounds (PF), Tyler Hale (C) Frank Costner, Russell Williams, Harold Nguyen, Ronald Green, David Jordan | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale lays it up and in | 54-60 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Glenn Grounds blocks the short jumper by Burton Mayeski | 54-60 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | David Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 10:25 | Florida State | Clifton Hartl grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson is fouled on the floor by Bernard Fobbs - foul #3 on Bernard Fobbs, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | David Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Burton Mayeski steps in front of the Robert White pass | 54-60 |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 09:19 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:05 | Florida State | David Ramsey is called for the reach on Clifton Hartl - foul #1 on David Ramsey, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Ronald Green (PF) David Ramsey, Glenn Grounds | |
| 08:56 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-60 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Hartl | 54-60 |
| 08:43 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (PF) Kenneth Ellis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Robert White connects on the floater from the right side | 54-62 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte tips it home | 56-62 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clifton Hartl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Fobbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Mayeski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nickolas Rodarte (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Courtney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Clifton Hartl | 58-62 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green can't finish the layup | 58-62 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alfred Courtney - foul #3 on Alfred Courtney, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Hanson (PG), George Strong (SG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Kenneth Ellis (PF), James Fortune (C) Clifton Hartl, Bernard Fobbs, Burton Mayeski, Nickolas Rodarte, Alfred Courtney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF) Alan Patterson, Robert White | |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | Tyler Hale denies the turnaround by Kenneth Ellis | 58-64 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Costner | 58-66 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | George Strong misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico State | George Strong takes the ball from Tyler Hale | 58-66 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | William Hanson lays it in on a great pass from George Strong | 60-66 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Strong - foul #2 on George Strong, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte (PF) Kenneth Ellis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs (SF), David Jordan (PF), Glenn Grounds (C) Frank Costner, Ronald Green, Tyler Hale | |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | James Fortune snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | George Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Bernard Fobbs (SG) William Hanson, James Fortune | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert White (SF) Daniel Suggs | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert White | 60-70 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | George Strong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Nickolas Rodarte | 60-70 |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-70 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson tips it in | 62-70 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen drills a shot from the right wing set up by Russell Williams and he's hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #2 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #7 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Florida State | Burton Mayeski (SF), Alfred Courtney (C) George Strong, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson (SG), Ronald Green (PF) Russell Williams, Glenn Grounds | |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Clifton Hartl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Fobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Burton Mayeski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nickolas Rodarte (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Courtney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harold Nguyen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - David Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Florida State | Nickolas Rodarte scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Burton Mayeski - foul #1 on Burton Mayeski, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Hanson (PG) Clifton Hartl | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG) Harold Nguyen | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Alfred Courtney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | David Jordan picks off the pass by Nickolas Rodarte | 64-74 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico State | Robert White knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-77 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski drills a floater from the baseline set up by William Hanson and the foul's on Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Strong (SG), Daniel Ferguson (PF) Bernard Fobbs, Nickolas Rodarte | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SF), Glenn Grounds (C) Robert White, David Jordan | |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Burton Mayeski makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Nickolas Rodarte (PF) William Hanson, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale (C) Glenn Grounds | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Nickolas Rodarte - foul #2 on Nickolas Rodarte, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Hanson (PG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Orville Dillard (PF), James Fortune (C) Clifton Hartl, Burton Mayeski, Nickolas Rodarte, Alfred Courtney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen (PG), Daniel Suggs (SF), David Jordan (C) Frank Costner, Alan Patterson, Tyler Hale | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Suggs - foul #1 on Daniel Suggs, team foul #6 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds (C) Ronald Green | |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Daniel Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Florida State | William Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | James Fortune comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Grounds - foul #2 on Glenn Grounds, team foul #7 | 67-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | James Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida State | James Fortune makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by William Hanson - foul #3 on William Hanson, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Florida State | Clifton Hartl (PG), Bernard Fobbs (SG), Burton Mayeski (SF), Nickolas Rodarte (PF), Alfred Courtney (C) William Hanson, George Strong, Daniel Ferguson, Orville Dillard, James Fortune | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), Robert White (SF) Russell Williams, Daniel Suggs, Glenn Grounds | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Bernard Fobbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner runs out the clock | 69-80 |