| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fitzgerald (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Segars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brendon Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sterner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Collin Runner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Malcolm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Robert Sterner inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Niagara | Robert Sterner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Willie Duncan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Duncan, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (SG) Willie Duncan | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:16 | Niagara | Brendon Cole is hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Robert Sterner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Sterner, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | John Kendrick banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Lambert and the foul's on Robert Sterner - foul #2 on Robert Sterner, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Mike Hall (PF), Randy Wilson (C) John Bailey, Collin Runner, Franklin Malcolm | |
| 18:48 | Florida State | John Kendrick misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Mike Hall gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Thomas Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Pierro (PG) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Morris (SF) Robert Sterner | |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Thomas Collins misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Thomas Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 41-35 |
| 18:09 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | Mike Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Mullen (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Matthew Roberts (PF), Eric Ousley (C) Dikembe Chisom, John Kendrick, Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins (SG) Brendon Cole | |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Keith Lee is fouled on the floor by Edward Morris - foul #3 on Edward Morris, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PG) Ronald Mullen | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Robert Sterner (SF), Collin Runner (PF), Franklin Malcolm (C) Thomas Collins, Edward Morris, Mike Hall, Randy Wilson | |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Robert Lambert connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Gerald Pierro | 45-35 |
| 16:57 | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins is whistled for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (SG), John Kendrick (SF) Gerald Pierro, Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Newell (SG) Clarence Hutchins | |
| 16:36 | Florida State | John Kendrick clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:34 | Niagara | John Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:23 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm misses the dunk but he's hacked by Eric Ousley - foul #2 on Eric Ousley, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Daniel (PG), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Raymond Segars (C) Robert Lambert, Matthew Roberts, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Brendon Cole (SG), Paul Lile (SF) John Bailey, Larry Newell, Robert Sterner | |
| 16:23 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:23 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | George Daniel is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Collins - foul #1 on Thomas Collins, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 16:03 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald clanks a floater from the right block | 45-36 |
| 16:01 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Collin Runner | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kendrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fitzgerald (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Segars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brendon Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lile (fresh) PF - Collin Runner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Malcolm (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Paul Lile connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Collins | 45-39 |
| 15:32 | Florida State | Raymond Segars connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Chisom | 47-39 |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Paul Lile throws it down | 47-41 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | John Kendrick hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Scott Fitzgerald | 49-41 |
| 14:44 | Niagara | Collin Runner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 14:42 | Niagara | Collin Runner tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Raymond Segars is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PG), Willie Duncan (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Matthew Roberts (PF), Eric Ousley (C) George Daniel, Dikembe Chisom, John Kendrick, Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Clarence Hutchins (SG), Robert Sterner (SF), Mike Hall (PF), Randy Wilson (C) Thomas Collins, Brendon Cole, Paul Lile, Collin Runner, Franklin Malcolm | |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Mike Hall knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Hutchins and the foul's on Eric Ousley - foul #3 on Eric Ousley, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Mike Hall misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Robert Sterner snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Robert Sterner misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 49-45 |
| 13:52 | Florida State | Eric Ousley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:48 | Florida State | Willie Duncan drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Lambert | 52-45 |
| 13:28 | Niagara | Robert Sterner clanks a shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 13:26 | Florida State | Eric Ousley snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Keith Lee misses the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | Matthew Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Keith Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Eric Ousley snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Robert Sterner picks off the pass by Eric Ousley | 52-45 |
| 12:33 | Niagara | Robert Sterner misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Matthew Roberts pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Robert Lambert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Willie Duncan can't tip it in | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | Niagara | Robert Sterner snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Robert Lambert steals the ball from Randy Wilson | 52-45 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Robert Lambert travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Pierro (PG), Ronald Mullen (SG), John Kendrick (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Raymond Segars (C) Robert Lambert, Willie Duncan, Keith Lee, Matthew Roberts, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Brendon Cole (SG), Paul Lile (SF), Edward Morris (PF), Franklin Malcolm (C) John Bailey, Clarence Hutchins, Robert Sterner, Mike Hall, Randy Wilson | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Pierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Mullen (fresh) SF - John Kendrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fitzgerald (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Segars (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brendon Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Lile (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Morris (fresh) 3 pf. C - Franklin Malcolm (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Niagara | John Kendrick steals it from Thomas Collins | 52-45 |
| 11:05 | Florida State | Gerald Pierro is called for 10 seconds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (SG) Ronald Mullen | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Paul Lile is fouled on the floor by Raymond Segars - foul #2 on Raymond Segars, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 10:36 | Niagara | Paul Lile can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:22 | Florida State | John Kendrick double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Newell (PG), Robert Sterner (SF), Collin Runner (PF) Thomas Collins, Paul Lile, Edward Morris | |
| 10:08 | Niagara | Brendon Cole is hacked by Gerald Pierro - foul #1 on Gerald Pierro, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Daniel (PG) Gerald Pierro | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:08 | Niagara | Brendon Cole misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:08 | Florida State | Raymond Segars grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brendon Cole - foul #2 on Brendon Cole, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG) Brendon Cole | |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:48 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Scott Fitzgerald | 53-45 |
| 09:06 | Florida State | John Kendrick makes the shot from the right wing set up by George Daniel and he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Pierro (PG), Willie Duncan (SG), Eric Ousley (C) George Daniel, Dikembe Chisom, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brendon Cole (SG), Edward Morris (SF), Mike Hall (C) Larry Newell, Robert Sterner, Franklin Malcolm | |
| 09:06 | Florida State | John Kendrick makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:56 | Niagara | Collin Runner hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Bailey | 56-47 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Kendrick is fouled in the backcourt by Brendon Cole - foul #3 on Brendon Cole, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Paul Lile (SF) John Bailey, Collin Runner | |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | John Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:53 | Niagara | Edward Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Brendon Cole lays it up and in | 57-49 |
| 08:06 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Edward Morris - foul #4 on Edward Morris, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PG), Keith Lee (SF), Matthew Roberts (C) Gerald Pierro, John Kendrick, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Larry Newell (SG), Robert Sterner (SF), Collin Runner (PF), Franklin Malcolm (C) Thomas Collins, Brendon Cole, Paul Lile, Edward Morris, Mike Hall | |
| 08:06 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:06 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Collin Runner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Willie Duncan - foul #4 on Willie Duncan, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Segars (C) Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Collin Runner misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Collin Runner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Raymond Segars grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Raymond Segars comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Franklin Malcolm - foul #3 on Franklin Malcolm, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (SG) Willie Duncan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Wilson (C) Franklin Malcolm | |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Raymond Segars makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Raymond Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) PF - Matthew Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Segars (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Newell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sterner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Collin Runner (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Niagara | John Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 07:07 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Collin Runner | 59-49 |
| 06:49 | Niagara | Collin Runner misses the lay-in | 59-49 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Raymond Segars pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | Robert Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Pierro (PG), Ronald Mullen (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Eric Ousley (C) Robert Lambert, Keith Lee, Matthew Roberts, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Brendon Cole (SG), Paul Lile (SF), Edward Morris (PF), Franklin Malcolm (C) John Bailey, Larry Newell, Robert Sterner, Collin Runner, Randy Wilson | |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Gerald Pierro is called for the reach on Thomas Collins - foul #2 on Gerald Pierro, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Daniel (PG) Dikembe Chisom | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins (SF) Paul Lile | |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Thomas Collins makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Thomas Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Ronald Mullen scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Daniel | 61-51 |
| 05:57 | Niagara | Brendon Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Willie Duncan (SG), John Kendrick (SF) George Daniel, Ronald Mullen | |
| Subs | Niagara | Paul Lile (SF), Mike Hall (PF) Clarence Hutchins, Edward Morris | |
| 05:37 | Florida State | John Kendrick clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | John Kendrick clanks a turnaround from the left block | 61-51 |
| 05:13 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Mike Hall | 61-51 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm loses the dribble to Gerald Pierro | 61-51 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Mike Hall - foul #2 on Mike Hall, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PG), Dikembe Chisom (SG), Raymond Segars (C) Gerald Pierro, Willie Duncan, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Larry Newell (SG), Robert Sterner (SF), Edward Morris (PF), Randy Wilson (C) Thomas Collins, Brendon Cole, Paul Lile, Mike Hall, Franklin Malcolm | |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Niagara | John Bailey's pass is intercepted by Scott Fitzgerald | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Raymond Segars misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Wilson - foul #1 on Randy Wilson, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Keith Lee (SF), Matthew Roberts (PF) John Kendrick, Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins (PG) John Bailey | |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Raymond Segars misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Raymond Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Niagara | Robert Sterner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Hutchins | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Clarence Hutchins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Hutchins, team foul #12 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Willie Duncan (SG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Collin Runner (PF) Larry Newell, Edward Morris | |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:26 | Niagara | Collin Runner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins misses the tip | 66-53 |
| 03:24 | Niagara | Robert Sterner tips it in | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willie Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Segars (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hutchins (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Sterner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Collin Runner (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Robert Lambert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-55 |
| 02:56 | Niagara | John Bailey snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Robert Sterner scores on a floater in the lane set up by John Bailey | 66-57 |
| 02:24 | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Lambert | 68-57 |
| 02:20 | Niagara | Raymond Segars steals the ball from John Bailey | 68-57 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Randy Wilson is called for the reach on Raymond Segars - foul #2 on Randy Wilson, team foul #13 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Pierro (PG), Ronald Mullen (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Eric Ousley (PF) Robert Lambert, Willie Duncan, Dikembe Chisom, Matthew Roberts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Collins (PG), Larry Newell (SG), Paul Lile (SF), Edward Morris (PF), Mike Hall (C) John Bailey, Clarence Hutchins, Robert Sterner, Collin Runner, Randy Wilson | |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Raymond Segars misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Raymond Segars makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:55 | Niagara | Mike Hall scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Collins | 69-59 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Gerald Pierro is hacked by Thomas Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Collins, team foul #14 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (SG), Matthew Roberts (PF) Ronald Mullen, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clarence Hutchins (SG), Randy Wilson (C) Larry Newell, Paul Lile | |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Gerald Pierro makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Gerald Pierro misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:48 | Niagara | Mike Hall gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:32 | Niagara | Thomas Collins clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Pierro - foul #3 on Gerald Pierro, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| 01:32 | Niagara | Thomas Collins misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:32 | Niagara | Thomas Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:32 | Niagara | Randy Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Edward Morris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Collins | 70-62 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Lambert (PG), Willie Duncan (SG), John Kendrick (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Raymond Segars (C) Gerald Pierro, Dikembe Chisom, Keith Lee, Matthew Roberts, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bailey (PG), Brendon Cole (SG), Robert Sterner (SF), Collin Runner (PF), Franklin Malcolm (C) Thomas Collins, Clarence Hutchins, Edward Morris, Mike Hall, Randy Wilson | |
| 01:01 | Florida State | Franklin Malcolm steps in front of the Willie Duncan pass | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Niagara | John Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Lambert is fouled on the floor by Collin Runner - foul #1 on Collin Runner, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Florida State | Robert Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Niagara | John Bailey loses the dribble to Scott Fitzgerald | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Willie Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Brendon Cole - foul #4 on Brendon Cole, team foul #16 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Chisom (PF), Eric Ousley (C) Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Segars | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Willie Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Willie Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Brendon Cole makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | John Kendrick is fouled in the backcourt by John Bailey - foul #3 on John Bailey, team foul #17 | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | John Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | John Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Franklin Malcolm grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Brendon Cole is fouled on the floor by Willie Duncan - foul #5 on Willie Duncan, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Florida State | Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Raymond Segars (C) Willie Duncan, Eric Ousley | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Brendon Cole misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Brendon Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |