| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fresh) C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia is whistled for a carry | 25-28 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Rex Hayden misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-28 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa is hacked by Dennis Thoms - foul #1 on Dennis Thoms, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Florentino Costa is blocked by Gregory Sawyer | 25-28 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:34 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Walter Collins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dennis Jasper | 27-28 |
| 17:58 | Florida State | Rex Hayden's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jasper | 27-28 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Pinkston - foul #2 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Rex Hayden | 28-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Walter Collins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Florentino Costa steals it from Martin Pinkston | 28-31 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa loses the dribble to Rex Hayden | 28-31 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Florentino Costa is called for the reach on Dennis Thoms - foul #2 on Florentino Costa, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong (PF) Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson buries a jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Esteban Garcia hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dennis Jasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 15:38 | Florida State | Rex Hayden tips it in | 28-35 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Walter Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-35 |
| 15:22 | Florida State | Rex Hayden pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Esteban Garcia | 28-35 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sawyer - foul #1 on Gregory Sawyer, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), James Tyler (SG), Benjamin Arant (SF), Paul Neal (PF), John Smith (C) Walter Collins, Dennis Jasper, Florentino Costa, Xiaoping Xiong, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), Roy Harris (SG), John Lemay (SF), Martin Pinkston (C) Rex Hayden, Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Paul Cambell picks off the pass by James Feliciano | 28-35 |
| 14:37 | Florida State | John Lemay lays it up and in set up by Paul Cambell | 28-37 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Roy Harris banks in the layup set up by Matthew Henderson and he's hacked by James Feliciano - foul #1 on James Feliciano, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | John Smith is hacked by Martin Pinkston - foul #3 on Martin Pinkston, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Florentino Costa (SF), Esteban Garcia (C) Benjamin Arant, John Smith | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rex Hayden (PG), Kevin Griffith (SG), Gregory Sawyer (PF) Roy Harris, Paul Cambell, Matthew Henderson | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | James Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Thoms (SF) John Lemay | |
| 12:55 | Florida State | Rex Hayden hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Griffith | 30-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | James Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rex Hayden - foul #1 on Rex Hayden, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper (SG), John Smith (PF) James Tyler, Paul Neal | |
| Subs | Florida State | Matthew Henderson (C) Martin Pinkston | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | James Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | James Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Dennis Thoms grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson hits a runner in the lane | 31-45 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | John Smith tips it in | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Esteban Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Rex Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Griffith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dennis Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Gregory Sawyer misses badly on a floater from the right block | 33-45 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | James Feliciano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 33-45 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | John Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 10:40 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Rex Hayden | 33-45 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Esteban Garcia - foul #1 on Esteban Garcia, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Collins (PG), Benjamin Arant (SF), Paul Neal (PF) James Feliciano, Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Cambell (PG), John Lemay (SF), Martin Pinkston (C) Rex Hayden, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:26 | Florida State | Kevin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Dennis Jasper double dribbles | 33-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Tyler (SG) Dennis Jasper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (SG), Steven Berryman (PF) Kevin Griffith, Matthew Henderson | |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Paul Cambell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | John Lemay gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Roy Harris clanks a jumper from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Paul Neal gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Walter Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | James Tyler hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 08:58 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston tips it in | 35-49 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Paul Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | John Smith misses the tip | 35-49 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Steven Berryman snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 08:24 | Florida State | Roy Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant misses the floater from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 07:55 | Florida State | Martin Pinkston snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Paul Cambell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roy Harris | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Walter Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Arant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Neal (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lemay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Berryman (fresh) C - Martin Pinkston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | James Tyler clanks a floater from the right side | 35-52 |
| 07:16 | Florida State | Steven Berryman grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Paul Cambell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | John Smith gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Paul Neal knocks in the runner from the right block | 37-52 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Paul Cambell knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Martin Pinkston and the foul's on Paul Neal - foul #1 on Paul Neal, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Feliciano (PG), Dennis Jasper (SG), Florentino Costa (SF), Xiaoping Xiong (PF), Esteban Garcia (C) Walter Collins, James Tyler, Benjamin Arant, Paul Neal, John Smith | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Griffith (SG), Dennis Thoms (SF), Gregory Sawyer (PF), Matthew Henderson (C) Roy Harris, John Lemay, Steven Berryman, Martin Pinkston | |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Paul Cambell makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa misses the turnaround from close range | 37-55 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Florentino Costa gets the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | James Feliciano is called for traveling | 37-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Tyler (SG), Christopher Schaller (SF), William Sartor (C) Dennis Jasper, Florentino Costa, Esteban Garcia | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (SG), John Lemay (SF), Mark McClester (C) Kevin Griffith, Dennis Thoms, Gregory Sawyer | |
| 05:04 | Florida State | Paul Cambell is fouled on the floor by James Feliciano - foul #2 on James Feliciano, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | James Tyler is called for the reach on Paul Cambell - foul #1 on James Tyler, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| 04:26 | Florida State | Paul Cambell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-55 |
| 04:25 | Florida State | Mark McClester tips it but misses | 37-55 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Mark McClester misses the tip | 37-55 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson misses the tip | 37-55 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | James Feliciano grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | James Feliciano can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-55 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Mark McClester grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:35 | Florida State | Paul Cambell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Harris | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Feliciano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Schaller (fresh) PF - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Sartor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lemay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark McClester (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Roy Harris is called for the reach on James Feliciano - foul #2 on Roy Harris, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benjamin Arant (SG), John Smith (PF) James Tyler, Christopher Schaller | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-58 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Paul Cambell pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | Paul Cambell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark McClester | 37-60 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | William Sartor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark McClester - foul #1 on Mark McClester, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Tyler (SG) Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Florida State | Steven Berryman (PF) Mark McClester | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | William Sartor misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | William Sartor misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Steven Berryman gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Steven Berryman clanks a turnaround from close range | 37-60 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Steven Berryman tips it home | 37-62 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | William Sartor is hacked by Steven Berryman - foul #1 on Steven Berryman, team foul #8 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong (C) Benjamin Arant | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark McClester (C) Steven Berryman | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | William Sartor makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | William Sartor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson dunks the ball on a great pass from Roy Harris | 39-64 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Feliciano | 41-64 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Matthew Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-64 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | William Sartor snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | James Tyler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Mark McClester grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-64 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | John Lemay grabs the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Paul Cambell runs out the clock | 41-64 |