| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Finney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Camire (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alphonse Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Demby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jan McCage (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andre Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Joseph Demby inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Joseph Demby drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jan McCage | 23-33 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 23-33 |
| 19:23 | American U. | The rebound goes to Andre Rossi | 23-33 |
| 19:17 | American U. | John Larson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Robert Baron gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:00 | Florida State | Thomas Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Joseph Demby snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Andre Rossi is hacked by Thomas Wright - foul #2 on Thomas Wright, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Jamel Roesler takes the ball from Andre Rossi | 23-33 |
| 18:22 | Florida State | Lynn Finney hits the finger roll set up by Jamel Roesler | 25-33 |
| 18:03 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Larson | 25-35 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Gerald Camire clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alphonse Rizzo - foul #1 on Alphonse Rizzo, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer (PF), Dwayne Foster (C) Robert Baron, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Gerald Camire makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:42 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:42 | American U. | Jan McCage grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:23 | American U. | Joseph Demby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-35 |
| 16:59 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Jan McCage scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Larson | 26-37 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster loses the dribble to Jan McCage | 26-37 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Andre Rossi clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-37 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo misses the tip | 26-37 |
| 15:54 | American U. | Andre Rossi misses the tip | 26-37 |
| 15:52 | Florida State | Gerald Camire grabs the board | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lynn Finney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Camire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwayne Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alphonse Rizzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Demby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jan McCage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Florida State | Lynn Finney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler | 29-37 |
| 15:24 | American U. | Jan McCage is denied on a dunk by Thomas Sawyer | 29-37 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Lynn Finney comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-37 |
| 15:08 | American U. | Andre Rossi gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:03 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (PG), James Dennis (SG), Arthur Naron (SF), Robert Baron (PF), Thomas Wright (C) Jamel Roesler, Lynn Finney, Gerald Camire, Thomas Sawyer, Dwayne Foster | |
| Subs | American U. | Geoffrey Gardner (PG), Eugene James (SG), Royce Engelke (SF), Juan Reyes (PF), Bruce Titsworth (C) John Larson, Alphonse Rizzo, Joseph Demby, Jan McCage, Andre Rossi | |
| 14:52 | Florida State | Arthur Naron's layup is rejected by Bruce Titsworth | 29-37 |
| 14:51 | American U. | Royce Engelke gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:47 | American U. | Royce Engelke's layup is rejected by Robert Baron | 29-37 |
| 14:46 | Florida State | James Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:35 | Florida State | Thomas Wright knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dennis | 32-37 |
| 14:13 | American U. | James Dennis is called for the reach on Eugene James - foul #2 on James Dennis, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 13:50 | American U. | Geoffrey Gardner misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Dennis - foul #3 on James Dennis, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 13:50 | American U. | Geoffrey Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:50 | American U. | Geoffrey Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Robert Baron gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:37 | Florida State | James Dennis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 13:35 | American U. | Juan Reyes pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:23 | American U. | Bruce Titsworth knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Eugene James | 32-39 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Thomas Wright is hacked by Bruce Titsworth - foul #1 on Bruce Titsworth, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jamel Roesler (PG), Thomas Sawyer (SF) James Dennis, Arthur Naron | |
| Subs | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo (SG) Eugene James | |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Thomas Wright scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Merideth | 34-39 |
| 12:29 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 12:27 | American U. | Bruce Titsworth misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Jason Merideth connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jamel Roesler | 37-39 |
| 11:46 | American U. | Jamel Roesler steals the ball from Royce Engelke | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Merideth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Geoffrey Gardner (fairly fresh) SG - Alphonse Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Royce Engelke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Reyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Titsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Jason Merideth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 11:25 | American U. | Juan Reyes snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 11:07 | American U. | Robert Baron steals it from Bruce Titsworth | 37-39 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-39 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:24 | Florida State | Jason Merideth is hacked by Bruce Titsworth - foul #2 on Bruce Titsworth, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Lynn Finney (SG), Gerald Camire (SF), Dwayne Foster (PF), Arthur Naron (C) Jason Merideth, Thomas Sawyer, Robert Baron, Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | American U. | John Larson (PG), Joseph Demby (SF), Jan McCage (PF), Andre Rossi (C) Geoffrey Gardner, Royce Engelke, Juan Reyes, Bruce Titsworth | |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Lynn Finney clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Lynn Finney snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 09:58 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 09:40 | American U. | Dwayne Foster swats the shot by Andre Rossi | 37-39 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jamel Roesler | 37-39 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Demby - foul #3 on Joseph Demby, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Eugene James (SG) Alphonse Rizzo | |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:34 | American U. | Eugene James snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 09:13 | American U. | John Larson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | Dwayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | Gerald Camire hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jamel Roesler | 41-39 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Andre Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Arthur Naron pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:22 | Florida State | Gerald Camire banks in the layup set up by Jamel Roesler | 43-39 |
| 08:11 | American U. | Joseph Demby's floater is knocked away by Dwayne Foster | 43-39 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Joseph Demby pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:51 | American U. | John Larson lays it up and in | 43-41 |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Gerald Camire hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler and he's fouled by Joseph Demby - foul #4 on Joseph Demby, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jason Merideth (PG), James Dennis (SG), Robert Baron (PF), Thomas Sawyer (C) Jamel Roesler, Lynn Finney, Dwayne Foster, Arthur Naron | |
| Subs | American U. | Geoffrey Gardner (PG), Alphonse Rizzo (SG), Royce Engelke (SF), Juan Reyes (PF), Bruce Titsworth (C) John Larson, Eugene James, Joseph Demby, Jan McCage, Andre Rossi | |
| 07:27 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:27 | American U. | The rebound goes to Bruce Titsworth | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jason Merideth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Camire (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Geoffrey Gardner (fresh) SG - Alphonse Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Royce Engelke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Titsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | American U. | Royce Engelke misses the turnaround in the lane | 45-41 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Baron | 45-41 |
| 07:11 | Florida State | Jason Merideth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 07:10 | Florida State | Robert Baron hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 06:57 | American U. | Bruce Titsworth is hacked by Gerald Camire - foul #2 on Gerald Camire, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Parker (SF) Gerald Camire | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:38 | American U. | Royce Engelke can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Sawyer - foul #1 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wright (C) Robert Baron | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:38 | American U. | Royce Engelke makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Royce Engelke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 06:22 | Florida State | Thomas Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 05:58 | American U. | The rebound goes to Alphonse Rizzo | 47-43 |
| 05:45 | American U. | Royce Engelke makes the shot from close range set up by Alphonse Rizzo | 47-45 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Thomas Wright misses the runner near the basket | 47-45 |
| 05:24 | American U. | The rebound goes to Royce Engelke | 47-45 |
| 05:24 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jamel Roesler (PG), Lynn Finney (SG), Gerald Camire (SF), Robert Baron (PF) Jason Merideth, James Dennis, William Parker, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | American U. | John Larson (PG), Joseph Demby (SF), Jan McCage (PF), Andre Rossi (C) Geoffrey Gardner, Royce Engelke, Juan Reyes, Bruce Titsworth | |
| 05:02 | American U. | Thomas Wright takes the ball from Jan McCage | 47-45 |
| 04:46 | Florida State | Lynn Finney knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gerald Camire and he's hacked by Alphonse Rizzo - foul #2 on Alphonse Rizzo, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 04:46 | Florida State | Lynn Finney misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Andre Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Larson | 49-47 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Jan McCage swats the short shot by Lynn Finney | 49-47 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | Lynn Finney snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 03:40 | Florida State | Jan McCage swats the layup by Thomas Wright | 49-47 |
| 03:39 | American U. | Andre Rossi gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 03:27 | American U. | Joseph Demby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer (C) Thomas Wright | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jamel Roesler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lynn Finney (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Camire (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alphonse Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Demby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jan McCage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Florida State | Robert Baron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Jan McCage buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Larson | 49-49 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Thomas Sawyer drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler | 51-49 |
| 02:22 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Larson | 51-52 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | American U. | Thomas Sawyer blocks the short jumper by Joseph Demby | 53-52 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Robert Baron pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:36 | Florida State | Alphonse Rizzo picks off the pass by Thomas Sawyer | 53-52 |
| 01:33 | American U. | John Larson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alphonse Rizzo | 53-54 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Lynn Finney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jamel Roesler | 55-54 |
| 01:16 | American U. | Jan McCage makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Alphonse Rizzo and the foul's on Lynn Finney - foul #2 on Lynn Finney, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wright (C) Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:16 | American U. | Jan McCage makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Gerald Camire buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jamel Roesler | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Lynn Finney - foul #3 on Lynn Finney, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Robert Baron can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-59 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Gerald Camire grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses badly on a shot from the left block | 57-59 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Jan McCage grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jan McCage is hacked by Lynn Finney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lynn Finney, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jan McCage makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jan McCage makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Jamel Roesler buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Baron | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | American U. | John Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Jamel Roesler - foul #1 on Jamel Roesler, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | American U. | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | American U. | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Gerald Camire misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Alphonse Rizzo gets the rebound | 60-63 |