| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Day (fresh) SG - John Rutan (fresh) SF - Tony Ward (fresh) PF - Edward Smith (fresh) C - James Sisson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bruce Allen (fresh) SG - William Nell (fresh) SF - Brendon Cox (fresh) PF - Mark Adams (fresh) C - Charlie Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Florida | John Rutan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Florida | Thomas Day misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Allen - foul #1 on Bruce Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Florida | Thomas Day makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Florida | Thomas Day makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | William Nell connects on the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Edward Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Rutan | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | William Nell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | Florida | Edward Smith snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Florida | William Nell is called for the reach on James Sisson - foul #1 on William Nell, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Florida | John Rutan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | William Nell grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | William Nell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Nell, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (SG) William Nell | |
| 17:15 | Florida | Edward Smith knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Tony Ward | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:48 | Florida | Thomas Day snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:19 | Florida | Thomas Day knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 8-3 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox double dribbles | 8-3 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald White (C) James Sisson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Thompson (SG), Darren Fehr (SF), Lance Bryant (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, Brendon Cox, Mark Adams, Charlie Stevens | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Day (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Rutan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Ward (fresh) PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SG - William Thompson (fresh) SF - Darren Fehr (fresh) PF - Lance Bryant (fresh) C - Keith Donoghue (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Florida | Edward Smith scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Day | 10-3 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:16 | Florida | Edward Smith gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:54 | Florida | John Rutan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant tips it but misses | 10-3 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr misses the tip | 10-3 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue tips it but misses | 10-3 |
| 14:38 | Florida | Edward Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:26 | Florida | John Rutan is fouled on the floor by Keith Donoghue - foul #1 on Keith Donoghue, team foul #4 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Harman (PG), Gerardo Martinez (SG), Oliver Broski (PF), James Sisson (C) Thomas Day, John Rutan, Edward Smith, Donald White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Brendon Cox (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Charlie Stevens (C) William Thompson, Darren Fehr, Lance Bryant, Keith Donoghue | |
| 13:58 | Florida | Oliver Broski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Adams - foul #1 on Mark Adams, team foul #5 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Thompson (SG) Matthew Hall | |
| 13:58 | Florida | Oliver Broski misses the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 13:58 | Florida | Oliver Broski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens is fouled on the floor by James Sisson - foul #1 on James Sisson, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams clanks a floater from the left side | 11-3 |
| 13:25 | Florida | James Sisson snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Gerardo Martinez lays it up and in set up by Robert Harman | 13-3 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Allen | 13-5 |
| 12:34 | Florida | Tony Ward loses the dribble to William Thompson | 13-5 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | William Thompson hits the finger roll | 13-7 |
| 12:08 | Florida | Tony Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 12:07 | Florida | Oliver Broski tips it home | 15-7 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens travels with the ball | 15-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Day (PG), John Rutan (SG), Edward Smith (PF), Donald White (C) Robert Harman, Tony Ward, Oliver Broski, James Sisson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (PG), Brian Smith (SG), Darren Fehr (SF), Lance Bryant (PF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, William Thompson, Brendon Cox, Mark Adams, Charlie Stevens | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Day (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rutan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SG - Brian Smith (fresh) SF - Darren Fehr (fresh) PF - Lance Bryant (fresh) C - Keith Donoghue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Florida | Donald White's pass is intercepted by Darren Fehr | 15-7 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-7 |
| 10:53 | Florida | Thomas Day connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gerardo Martinez | 17-7 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue's pass is intercepted by John Rutan | 17-7 |
| 10:07 | Florida | Edward Smith hits the finger roll set up by John Rutan and he's hacked by Lance Bryant - foul #1 on Lance Bryant, team foul #6 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony Ward (SF), James Sisson (C) Gerardo Martinez, Donald White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Brendon Cox (SF), Mark Adams (PF), Charlie Stevens (C) Brian Smith, Darren Fehr, Lance Bryant, Keith Donoghue | |
| 10:07 | Florida | Edward Smith makes the free throw | 20-7 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox misses badly on a floater from the left block | 20-7 |
| 09:47 | Florida | Tony Ward snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 09:25 | Florida | John Rutan lays it in | 22-7 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-7 |
| 08:58 | Florida | James Sisson gets the rebound | 22-7 |
| 08:35 | Florida | Tony Ward hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 22-7 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charlie Stevens | 22-7 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-7 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Mark Adams can't tip it in | 22-7 |
| 08:15 | Florida | John Rutan snags the defensive board | 22-7 |
| 07:46 | Florida | John Rutan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Harman (PG), Gerardo Martinez (SG), Oliver Broski (PF), Donald White (C) Thomas Day, John Rutan, Edward Smith, James Sisson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Thompson (PG), Brian Smith (SG), Darren Fehr (SF), Keith Donoghue (C) Bruce Allen, Matthew Hall, Brendon Cox, Charlie Stevens | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Harman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Ward (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Broski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Smith (fresh) SF - Darren Fehr (fresh) PF - Mark Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Donoghue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue comes up short on the floater from the left block | 22-7 |
| 07:25 | Florida | Oliver Broski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-7 |
| 07:05 | Florida | Gerardo Martinez clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Adams - foul #2 on Mark Adams, team foul #7 | 22-7 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant (PF) Mark Adams | |
| 07:05 | Florida | Gerardo Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 23-7 |
| 07:05 | Florida | Gerardo Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-7 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | William Thompson is fouled on the floor by Donald White - foul #1 on Donald White, team foul #2 | 24-7 |
| Subs | Florida | John Rutan (SG) Tony Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr lays it in on a great pass from Brian Smith | 24-9 |
| 06:20 | Florida | William Thompson steps in front of the Oliver Broski pass | 24-9 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Thompson | 24-11 |
| 06:03 | Florida | Robert Harman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Rutan | 26-11 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue loses the ball out of bounds | 26-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Day (PG) Robert Harman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Matthew Hall (SG), Brendon Cox (SF), Charlie Stevens (C) William Thompson, Brian Smith, Lance Bryant, Keith Donoghue | |
| 05:42 | Florida | John Rutan lays it in set up by Gerardo Martinez | 28-11 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald White - foul #2 on Donald White, team foul #3 | 28-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony Ward (SF), James Sisson (C) John Rutan, Donald White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 28-12 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 04:52 | Florida | Oliver Broski's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Stevens | 28-13 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Darren Fehr | 28-13 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen travels with the ball | 28-13 |
| Subs | Florida | John Rutan (SG), Edward Smith (PF) Gerardo Martinez, Oliver Broski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue (PF) Darren Fehr | |
| 04:02 | Florida | John Rutan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Ward | 31-13 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-13 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Keith Donoghue grabs the offensive board | 31-13 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens hits the finger roll | 31-15 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Day (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rutan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Ward (fresh) PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sisson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bruce Allen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SF - Brendon Cox (fresh) PF - Keith Donoghue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charlie Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Florida | Thomas Day double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-15 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Harman (PG), Donald White (C) Thomas Day, James Sisson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Nell (SG), Mark Adams (PF) Bruce Allen, Charlie Stevens | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall is whistled for traveling | 31-15 |
| 02:59 | Florida | John Rutan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Harman | 34-15 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Smith swats the shot by Keith Donoghue | 34-15 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Donald White grabs the board | 34-15 |
| 02:23 | Florida | Edward Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 34-15 |
| 02:22 | Florida | Edward Smith tips it back up and in | 36-15 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Brendon Cox makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Hall | 36-18 |
| 01:41 | Florida | Edward Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Day (PG), Gerardo Martinez (SG), Oliver Broski (PF), James Sisson (C) Robert Harman, John Rutan, Edward Smith, Donald White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bruce Allen (PG), Darren Fehr (SF), Charlie Stevens (C) Matthew Hall, Brendon Cox, Keith Donoghue | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Darren Fehr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Allen | 36-21 |
| 00:58 | Florida | Oliver Broski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-21 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Nell and he's hacked by James Sisson - foul #2 on James Sisson, team foul #4 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lance Bryant (PF) Mark Adams | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:15 | Florida | James Sisson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-24 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Charlie Stevens steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-24 |
| Subs | Florida | John Rutan (SG), Donald White (C) Tony Ward, James Sisson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Hall (SG), Keith Donoghue (PF) William Nell, Lance Bryant | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Gerardo Martinez misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-24 |