| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lester Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Blackwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Alcorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Byrd (fresh) SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Byrd | 25-26 |
| 19:23 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Blackwell and he's fouled by James Byrd - foul #2 on James Byrd, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Blackwell - foul #2 on Todd Blackwell, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (PG), Everett Lambrecht (C) Lester Bradley, Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Perryman (C) Bernard Herring, Charles Brown | |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Florida | Paul Dean is fouled in the backcourt by James Byrd - foul #3 on James Byrd, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF) Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) James Byrd | |
| 18:38 | Florida | Everett Lambrecht drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Perryman - foul #2 on Charles Perryman, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| 18:38 | Florida | Everett Lambrecht misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Baker - foul #2 on Ronald Baker, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 18:12 | Florida | Ronald Baker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Baker, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Florida | Scott Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Florida | Scott Wright hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Everett Lambrecht - foul #2 on Everett Lambrecht, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Lester Bradley (PG), Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) Ronald Baker, James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF) David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Florida | Todd Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:07 | Florida | Richard Christ steals the ball from Lester Bradley in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Brown (C) Charles Perryman | |
| 16:29 | Florida | Keith Alcorn misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 16:18 | Florida | James Ketchum is called for the reach on Paul Dean - foul #2 on James Ketchum, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Scott Wright (C) Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:04 | Florida | Tommy Stradford misses the jump hook in the paint | 32-34 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Christ | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lester Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Dean (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Blackwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Wright (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ketchum (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Florida | Richard Christ takes the ball from Todd Blackwell in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum slams it home on a great pass from Richard Christ | 32-39 |
| 15:34 | Florida | Charles Champagne is called for the reach on Lester Bradley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Champagne, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Florida | George Clark (SG), Keith Alcorn (C) Paul Dean, Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF) Richard Christ, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| 15:27 | Florida | Keith Alcorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Ketchum - foul #3 on James Ketchum, team foul #6 | 32-39 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Keith Alcorn misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Keith Alcorn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 32-39 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Keith Alcorn takes the ball from John Gagnon in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 15:08 | Florida | Keith Alcorn misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-39 |
| 15:07 | Florida | Keith Alcorn hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Byrd | 34-41 |
| 14:09 | Florida | Todd Blackwell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Keith Alcorn | 36-41 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown is open and lays it up and in set up by James Ketchum | 36-43 |
| 13:31 | Florida | Todd Blackwell's layup is rejected by John Gagnon | 36-43 |
| 13:29 | Florida | Tommy Stradford tips it home | 38-43 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (PG), Paul Dean (SG), James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF), Everett Lambrecht (C) Lester Bradley, George Clark, Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford, Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Florida | Scott Wright snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:58 | Florida | Charles Perryman takes the ball from Paul Dean | 38-44 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Paul Dean - foul #3 on Paul Dean, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:37 | Florida | The rebound goes to Scott Wright | 38-45 |
| 12:35 | Florida | Ronald Baker is hacked by Charles Perryman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Perryman, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 12:35 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:35 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ is fouled on the floor by Everett Lambrecht - foul #3 on Everett Lambrecht, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Lefebre (SG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:55 | Florida | Scott Wright makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Baker | 41-47 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-47 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Lefebre (fresh) SF - James Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Lambrecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Charles Perryman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman hits a jump hook in the lane | 41-49 |
| 11:13 | Florida | Everett Lambrecht clanks a floater in the paint | 41-49 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Lefebre steals it from David Holley in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 11:09 | Florida | James Schneider hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Lefebre | 43-49 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Lester Bradley (PG), Paul Dean (SG), Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) Ronald Baker, Jeremy Lefebre, James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Bernard Herring, Charles Perryman | |
| 10:48 | Florida | Keith Alcorn scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Blackwell | 45-49 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Byrd | 45-51 |
| 10:11 | Florida | Lester Bradley buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Blackwell | 47-51 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 10:04 | Florida | Tommy Stradford gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:00 | Florida | Lester Bradley is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Byrd grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charlie Olmstead | 47-53 |
| 09:23 | Florida | Lester Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida | George Clark (PG), Jeremy Lefebre (SG), James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF), Everett Lambrecht (C) Lester Bradley, Paul Dean, Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford, Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Perryman (C) James Ketchum, Charles Champagne, Charles Brown | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | James Schneider is called for the reach on Charlie Olmstead - foul #1 on James Schneider, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) James Byrd | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:03 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lefebre | 47-54 |
| 08:38 | Florida | James Schneider makes the 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | James Schneider picks off the pass by Charlie Olmstead | 50-54 |
| 08:04 | Florida | James Schneider comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:02 | Florida | Scott Wright gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Florida | James Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 07:48 | Florida | George Clark hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-54 |
| 07:17 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Schneider | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - George Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lefebre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Schneider (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Scott Wright (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Lambrecht (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Holley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charlie Olmstead (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perryman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Florida | James Schneider misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman makes the wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Christ | 52-56 |
| 06:27 | Florida | George Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Christ - foul #2 on Richard Christ, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (PG), Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) Jeremy Lefebre, James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| 06:27 | Florida | George Clark misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 52-56 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Alcorn - foul #3 on Keith Alcorn, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (SG) George Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Florida | Tommy Stradford jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Baker and he's fouled by John Gagnon - foul #3 on John Gagnon, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) Bernard Herring | |
| 05:37 | Florida | Tommy Stradford makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is hacked by Paul Dean in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Dean, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Lester Bradley (PG) Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:23 | Florida | Lester Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | James Byrd clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Dean - foul #5 on Paul Dean, team foul #11 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (C) Charles Brown | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:48 | Florida | Tommy Stradford hits a driving attempt from the left block | 57-60 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead travels in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 04:41 | Florida | Lester Bradley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 57-60 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 57-60 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead lays it up and in on a great pass from James Byrd | 57-62 |
| 04:01 | Florida | Lester Bradley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Baker | 59-62 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Lefebre (SG), Everett Lambrecht (C) Ronald Baker, Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon | |
| 03:22 | Florida | Everett Lambrecht hits a floater from the right wing | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Lester Bradley (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Jeremy Lefebre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Blackwell (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Stradford (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Everett Lambrecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Champagne (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Charles Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown clanks a shot from close range | 61-64 |
| 03:04 | Florida | Tommy Stradford gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:58 | Florida | Everett Lambrecht hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 61-64 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the board | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 02:38 | Florida | Lester Bradley is hacked by James Ketchum in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Ketchum, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SG), James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF) Jeremy Lefebre, Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, Charles Champagne, Charles Brown | |
| 02:38 | Florida | Lester Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:38 | Florida | Lester Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Lester Bradley - foul #3 on Lester Bradley, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) Bernard Herring | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:13 | Florida | Scott Wright pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled on the floor by Charlie Olmstead - foul #2 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:03 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead's pass is intercepted by Ronald Baker in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 01:51 | Florida | Lester Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Florida | Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Alcorn - foul #4 on Keith Alcorn, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | Florida | Tommy Stradford snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:16 | Florida | Tommy Stradford misses the floater from the left block | 64-68 |
| 01:14 | Florida | Keith Alcorn gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Bernard Herring is called for the reach on Ronald Baker - foul #1 on Bernard Herring, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring loses the dribble to Tommy Stradford in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Lester Bradley loses the ball out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Bradley - foul #4 on Lester Bradley, team foul #14 | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Florida | Keith Alcorn scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Blackwell | 68-69 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is hacked by Lester Bradley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Bradley, team foul #15 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Florida | George Clark (SG) Lester Bradley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:18 | Florida | Tommy Stradford makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Baker | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Todd Blackwell grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Todd Blackwell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ronald Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Blackwell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Stradford (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Keith Alcorn (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gagnon (tired) 5 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is hacked by Ronald Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Baker, team foul #16 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF), Everett Lambrecht (C) Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford, Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Byrd, Bernard Herring, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:57 | Florida | The rebound goes to Scott Wright | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Florida | Scott Wright drills a floater in the paint set up by George Clark | 72-71 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman loses the dribble to George Clark in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:22 | Florida | James Schneider comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Charlie Olmstead - foul #3 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Lefebre (SG) Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 04:22 | Florida | James Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:22 | Florida | James Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:22 | Florida | James Schneider makes the 3rd free throw | 73-71 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Lefebre picks off the pass by David Holley in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 04:03 | Florida | Charlie Olmstead picks off the pass by James Schneider | 73-71 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-71 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (PG), Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) George Clark, James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Byrd (SG), Charles Brown (C) David Holley, Charles Perryman | |
| 03:26 | Florida | Keith Alcorn's pass is intercepted by James Byrd | 73-71 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Florida | Everett Lambrecht (C) Keith Alcorn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Charles Perryman (C) Richard Christ, Charles Brown | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| 02:47 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Florida | George Clark (SG), James Schneider (SF), Scott Wright (PF) Jeremy Lefebre, Todd Blackwell, Tommy Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| 02:33 | Florida | Scott Wright dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Clark | 75-71 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 75-71 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring tips it home | 75-73 |
| 02:03 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Florida | Todd Blackwell (SF), Tommy Stradford (PF), Keith Alcorn (C) James Schneider, Scott Wright, Everett Lambrecht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gagnon (PF) Charles Champagne | |
| 01:42 | Florida | Tommy Stradford is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Keith Alcorn | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-73 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled on the floor by John Gagnon - foul #4 on John Gagnon, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon grabs the board | 78-73 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Blackwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Stradford (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Keith Alcorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Gagnon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled on the floor by James Ketchum - foul #5 on James Ketchum, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 00:46 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:46 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ is fouled in the backcourt by George Clark - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #17 | 79-73 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Florida | Tommy Stradford snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Tommy Stradford is hacked by Richard Christ in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Christ, team foul #16 | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Tommy Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Tommy Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Christ | 81-77 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Richard Christ is called for the reach on Ronald Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Christ, team foul #17 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schneider (PF) Tommy Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is fouled on the floor by George Clark - foul #3 on George Clark, team foul #18 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Florida | Tommy Stradford (PF) James Schneider | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida | Richard Christ is called for the reach on Ronald Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Christ, team foul #18 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Florida | James Schneider (PF) Tommy Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) Richard Christ | |
| 00:23 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:23 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 84-78 |
| 00:15 | Florida | Todd Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Florida | Todd Blackwell is fouled in the backcourt by James Byrd - foul #4 on James Byrd, team foul #19 | 84-78 |
| 00:14 | Florida | Todd Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:14 | Florida | Todd Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:14 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to James Schneider | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | Florida | James Schneider is fouled on the floor by James Byrd - foul #5 on James Byrd, team foul #20 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Florida | Tommy Stradford (PF) Todd Blackwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF) James Byrd | |
| 00:12 | Florida | James Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:12 | Florida | James Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | George Clark is called for the reach on Bernard Herring in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Clark, team foul #19 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Florida | Todd Blackwell (SF) James Schneider | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Ronald Baker runs out the clock | 87-79 |