| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Illinois | John Crist double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 19:36 | Florida | Corey Hayes is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alton McLaughlin | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | Florida | James Hart can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Peake - foul #1 on Harold Peake, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | Florida | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | Florida | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Dean picks off the pass by Danny Ardoin | 37-32 |
| 18:30 | Florida | James Hart hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Corey Hayes | 39-32 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Florida | Ronald Baker gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:44 | Florida | Paul Dean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alton McLaughlin - foul #2 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Corey Hayes, Ronald Baker, James Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Edward McMindes (PF), Philip McCown (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Alton McLaughlin, Harold Peake | |
| 17:44 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:44 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Roland Taylor | 41-34 |
| 17:01 | Florida | Paul Dean connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Rafter | 44-34 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:43 | Florida | Henry Rafter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-34 |
| 16:12 | Florida | Roger Reason pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:50 | Florida | Henry Rafter comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Roland Taylor - foul #3 on Roland Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), Thomas Gardner (C) Roger Reason, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Edward McMindes, Philip McCown | |
| 15:50 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 15:50 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Illinois | Henry Rafter is called for the reach on Roland Taylor - foul #1 on Henry Rafter, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Roland Taylor | |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 15:07 | Florida | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:43 | Florida | Paul Dean is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Dean, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG) Corey Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (SG), Edward McMindes (C) John Crist, Harold Peake | |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 13:52 | Florida | Ronald Baker scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Baker steals it from Edward McMindes | 52-36 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the easy layup | 52-36 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is hacked by Paul Dean - foul #4 on Paul Dean, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Corey Hayes (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, Ronald Baker, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Philip McCown (PF), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, Danny Ardoin, Alton McLaughlin, Edward McMindes | |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 12:39 | Florida | Henry Rafter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | John Crist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 12:12 | Florida | Ralph King steals it from John Coleman | 52-39 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor banks in the layup set up by Ralph King | 52-41 |
| 11:55 | Florida | Kenneth Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Roger Reason (SG), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Corey Hayes, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Alton McLaughlin (PF), Edward McMindes (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Philip McCown, Harold Peake | |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | Paul Dean steps in front of the Alton McLaughlin pass | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Roger Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Florida | Paul Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-41 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:10 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roland Taylor | 52-43 |
| 10:56 | Florida | James Hart clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Henry Rafter, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (C) Alton McLaughlin | |
| 10:56 | Florida | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:56 | Florida | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor connects on the floater from the left side | 54-45 |
| 10:16 | Florida | Paul Dean throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Gardner | 56-45 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis is hacked by Paul Dean in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Dean, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Corey Hayes (SG), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Alton McLaughlin (PF) Kenneth Orvis, David Clark, Roland Taylor, Edward McMindes | |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Zhu Chin - foul #2 on Zhu Chin, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake (C) Ralph King | |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:34 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| 08:56 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Philip McCown - foul #1 on Philip McCown, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Corey Hayes, Ronald Baker, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor (PG), Edward McMindes (PF) Philip McCown, Alton McLaughlin | |
| 08:56 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:56 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:56 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Gardner - foul #2 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Florida | James Hart (C) Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG) John Crist, Danny Ardoin | |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Kenneth Orvis is called for the reach on Roger Reason - foul #1 on Kenneth Orvis, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF) Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Alton McLaughlin (PF) David Clark, Harold Peake | |
| 07:48 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 07:47 | Florida | Roger Reason tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 07:38 | Florida | The rebound goes to John Coleman | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward McMindes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Florida | John Coleman is hacked by Alton McLaughlin - foul #3 on Alton McLaughlin, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (PG) Kenneth Reid | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SG), Harold Peake (C) Kenneth Orvis, Edward McMindes | |
| 07:18 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:18 | Florida | John Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roland Taylor | 64-54 |
| 06:41 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Corey Hayes (SG), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, John Coleman, James Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) David Clark, Roland Taylor | |
| 06:41 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:41 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Gardner - foul #3 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (C) Harold Peake | |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | Alton McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:02 | Florida | Corey Hayes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 06:01 | Florida | Ronald Baker tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-56 |
| 05:46 | Florida | Ronald Baker gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:23 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Reid | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin's pass is intercepted by Corey Hayes in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Kenneth Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (PG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Ronald Baker, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis (PG), David Clark (SG), Roland Taylor (SF), Edward McMindes (PF), Harold Peake (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Alton McLaughlin, Philip McCown | |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | Corey Hayes picks off the pass by Kenneth Orvis in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Roger Reason lays it up and in on a great pass from Corey Hayes | 73-56 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Rafter - foul #2 on Henry Rafter, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Henry Rafter is hacked by Roland Taylor - foul #4 on Roland Taylor, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG) Corey Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:23 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 75-58 |
| 04:01 | Florida | James Hart snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Florida | John Coleman misses badly on a floater from close range | 75-58 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Peake snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hart (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Orvis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Clark (fresh) SF - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward McMindes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Henry Rafter, James Hart | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown (C) Harold Peake | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Ronald Baker clanks a jumper from close range | 75-58 |
| 03:10 | Florida | Ronald Baker can't tip it in | 75-58 |
| 03:08 | Florida | Ronald Baker grabs the offensive board | 75-58 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Ronald Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-58 |
| 02:40 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the tip | 75-58 |
| 02:39 | Florida | Kenneth Reid hits the follow up shot | 77-58 |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Roland Taylor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 77-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (SG), Thomas Gardner (PF) Kenneth Reid, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:09 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the fadeaway from the right side | 77-58 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | David Clark blows the layup | 77-58 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | David Clark snags the offensive board | 77-58 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Roger Reason - foul #2 on Roger Reason, team foul #9 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Roger Reason, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Orvis makes the free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:11 | Florida | Corey Hayes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Reid | 80-61 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | Edward McMindes blows the layup | 80-61 |
| 00:53 | Florida | Ronald Baker pulls down the rebound | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Florida | Edward McMindes blocks the short jumper by Corey Hayes | 80-61 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Philip McCown pulls down the rebound | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | David Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Kenneth Reid runs out the clock | 80-61 |