| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) SG - Gary Lee (fresh) SF - Charles Dierks (fresh) PF - Richard Harper (fresh) C - John Leite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) SG - Ronald Baker (fresh) SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) PF - John Coleman (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Leite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | BYU | John Leite double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Florida | Gary Lee takes the ball from James Hart | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Gary Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Baker - foul #1 on Ronald Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | BYU | Richard Harper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Rafter - foul #1 on Henry Rafter, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | BYU | James Hart is called for the reach on Charles Dierks in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | BYU | Richard Harper buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by David White | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Florida | James Hart is denied on a layup by Richard Harper | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | BYU | Charles Dierks grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | BYU | David White connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Dierks | 7-2 |
| 17:04 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:03 | BYU | David White grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | BYU | Charles Dierks's pass is intercepted by Ronald Baker in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | Florida | Ronald Baker lays it in | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | BYU | David White's pass is intercepted by John Coleman | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Florida | John Coleman makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Baker | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | BYU | John Leite hits a runner from the left block | 9-6 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lee (tiring) SF - Charles Dierks (tiring) PF - Richard Harper (tiring) 4 pts. C - John Leite (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) PF - John Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Hart (tiring) | |
| 15:30 | Florida | James Hart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:29 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | BYU | David White comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:23 | BYU | David White gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:03 | BYU | Gary Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Russell Scott (SG), Kevin Johnston (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) David White, Gary Lee, Richard Harper, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Kenneth Reid (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker, Henry Rafter, John Coleman, James Hart | |
| 14:51 | Florida | Zhu Chin hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Hayes and the foul's on Matthew Mickle - foul #1 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| 14:51 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | BYU | Kenneth Reid picks off the pass by Jeffrey Goris in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 14:41 | Florida | Kenneth Reid loses the dribble to Matthew Mickle | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | BYU | Charles Dierks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Roger Reason grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Matthew Mickle steps in front of the Kenneth Reid pass | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses short on a shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:00 | BYU | Kevin Johnston can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Florida | Thomas Gardner snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Florida | Kenneth Reid hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roger Reason | 9-11 |
| 13:20 | BYU | Kevin Johnston lays it up and in | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Florida | Corey Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Goris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goris, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Lee (SG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) Charles Dierks, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Kenneth Reid, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| 13:06 | Florida | James Hart knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Baker | 11-13 |
| 13:03 | BYU | Russell Scott is hacked by Paul Dean in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Dean, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | BYU | Richard Harper is hacked by John Coleman - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG) Jeffrey Goris | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:31 | BYU | Gary Lee makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Russell Scott | 14-13 |
| 12:20 | Florida | Ronald Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (C) John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) James Hart | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Russell Scott knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David White | 16-13 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lee (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Russell Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Harper (tiring) 4 pts. C - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (tiring) SG - Ronald Baker (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Henry Rafter (tiring) PF - John Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Zhu Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Harper - foul #1 on Richard Harper, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Charles Dierks (SF), Kevin Johnston (PF) David White, Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG) Ronald Baker | |
| 11:30 | Florida | Paul Dean knocks in the shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 11:14 | BYU | Matthew Mickle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | BYU | John Leite (C) Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, Henry Rafter, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| 11:11 | Florida | Charles Dierks steps in front of the Corey Hayes pass in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG) Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 10:56 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:54 | Florida | Roger Reason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF) Kevin Johnston | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 10:31 | BYU | Charles Dierks loses the dribble to James Hart | 18-15 |
| 10:21 | Florida | James Hart can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John Leite - foul #1 on John Leite, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Matthew Mickle (C) Jeffrey Goris, Charles Dierks, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Ronald Baker, Thomas Gardner | |
| 10:21 | Florida | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:21 | Florida | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:57 | BYU | Gary Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:56 | Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Dean | 18-16 |
| 09:51 | Florida | Matthew Mickle swats the dunk try by Roger Reason | 18-16 |
| 09:49 | Florida | James Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:32 | Florida | David White steals it from Henry Rafter | 18-16 |
| 09:06 | BYU | David White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:04 | Florida | James Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:04 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-16 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Charles Dierks (SF), Kevin Johnston (PF), John Leite (C) David White, Russell Scott, Richard Harper, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), Kenneth Reid (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, John Coleman, James Hart | |
| 08:50 | Florida | Thomas Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Johnston | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | Florida | Thomas Gardner snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Florida | Thomas Gardner can't throw it down | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Florida | Thomas Gardner tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 08:02 | BYU | Gary Lee hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Leite | 21-18 |
| 07:43 | Florida | Zhu Chin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Hayes | 21-20 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Lee (tired) 6 pts. SF - Charles Dierks (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leite (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhu Chin (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Corey Hayes - foul #1 on Corey Hayes, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) Gary Lee, Kevin Johnston, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Ronald Baker, Kenneth Reid, Thomas Gardner | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:24 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses badly on a runner from close range | 23-20 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Matthew Mickle gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:57 | BYU | Roger Reason steals it from Jeffrey Goris in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Zhu Chin's pass is intercepted by Charles Dierks | 23-20 |
| 06:43 | BYU | Russell Scott's pass is intercepted by Paul Dean in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Florida | John Coleman drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Rafter and he's fouled by Russell Scott - foul #1 on Russell Scott, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Kevin Johnston (PF), John Leite (C) Jeffrey Goris, Richard Harper, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SG), James Hart (C) Roger Reason, Zhu Chin | |
| 06:19 | Florida | John Coleman misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:19 | BYU | Kevin Johnston gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | BYU | Russell Scott is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:11 | BYU | Kevin Johnston tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 05:56 | Florida | Paul Dean hits a wide open floater in the paint | 25-24 |
| 05:40 | BYU | John Leite buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Russell Scott and he's fouled by John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Lee (SG) Charles Dierks | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Henry Rafter, John Coleman | |
| 05:40 | BYU | John Leite makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:26 | Florida | Ronald Baker drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Dean | 28-26 |
| 05:26 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-26 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) Kevin Johnston, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:06 | BYU | David White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 05:05 | BYU | Russell Scott hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 04:46 | Florida | Thomas Gardner connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Baker and he's hacked by Matthew Mickle - foul #2 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (C) David White, Russell Scott, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker, Roger Reason, James Hart | |
| 04:46 | Florida | Thomas Gardner makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:17 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gary Lee | 32-29 |
| 04:07 | Florida | Zhu Chin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 04:05 | BYU | John Leite gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 03:47 | BYU | Gary Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Zhu Chin snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Zhu Chin is hacked by Charles Dierks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Dierks, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Russell Scott (SG), Kevin Johnston (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) Jeffrey Goris, Gary Lee, Richard Harper, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Ronald Baker (SG), Roger Reason (SF), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, Thomas Gardner | |
| 03:44 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Dierks (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Baker (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. C - Zhu Chin (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:24 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Dean - foul #2 on Paul Dean, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Florida | James Hart (C) Zhu Chin | |
| 03:24 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:24 | BYU | Charles Dierks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:09 | Florida | Ronald Baker clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-31 |
| 03:07 | Florida | John Coleman tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 03:05 | BYU | Charles Dierks gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:36 | BYU | David White is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) David White, Russell Scott, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Henry Rafter (SF) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker | |
| 02:29 | Florida | Roger Reason is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Dierks - foul #2 on Charles Dierks, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) James Hart | |
| 02:29 | Florida | Roger Reason makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:29 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:29 | BYU | The rebound goes to John Leite | 33-32 |
| 02:06 | BYU | John Leite misses the easy open layup | 33-32 |
| 02:04 | Florida | Henry Rafter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:04 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SF) Charles Dierks | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Thomas Gardner (C) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Zhu Chin | |
| 01:54 | Florida | Thomas Gardner is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Florida | The refs have stopped play. Thomas Gardner is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF), Matthew Mickle (C) Richard Harper, John Leite | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SG), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Thomas Gardner | |
| 01:25 | BYU | Henry Rafter takes the ball from Russell Scott | 33-32 |
| 01:21 | Florida | John Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Charles Dierks (SF) Jeffrey Goris, Russell Scott | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 01:21 | Florida | John Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:21 | BYU | The rebound goes to Charles Dierks | 33-32 |
| 01:00 | BYU | Gary Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Kevin Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:40 | BYU | Gary Lee is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF), John Leite (C) David White, Gary Lee, Kevin Johnston, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Kenneth Reid (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker, Henry Rafter, James Hart | |
| 00:19 | Florida | Corey Hayes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Corey Hayes grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Zhu Chin is denied on a dunk by Richard Harper | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Harper | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Richard Harper can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-32 |