| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) PF - John Coleman (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fresh) C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Baker - foul #1 on Ronald Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Florida | Ronald Baker hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Dean and he's fouled by Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | William Moore is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Florida | James Hart snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Florida | Ronald Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Dean | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Ronald Baker is called for the reach on Leonard Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Baker, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Henry Rafter (SF) Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | William Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | William Moore makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Woodrow Glickman | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Florida | Kenneth Reid hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Coleman | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Harold Morris is denied by John Coleman | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Florida | Paul Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:32 | Florida | Paul Dean misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Florida | Henry Rafter snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Florida | John Coleman buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Harold Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Florida | James Hart can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Carter - foul #1 on Kevin Carter, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG) Paul Dean, Kenneth Reid | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 15:33 | Florida | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Florida | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) James Hart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:15 | Florida | Corey Hayes is hacked by Gilberto Molina - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 14:56 | Florida | John Coleman makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Corey Hayes | 12-7 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 14:35 | Florida | Roger Reason snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Roger Reason buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Hayes | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | James Mayne connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Meng | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Corey Hayes tips it in | 16-9 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | John Coleman blocks the short jumper by James Mayne | 16-9 |
| 13:14 | Florida | Henry Rafter pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:54 | Florida | Roger Reason clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | Florida | John Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:26 | Florida | Corey Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Porfirio Ferrari | 16-9 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:05 | Florida | The rebound goes to Henry Rafter | 16-9 |
| 11:40 | Florida | James Mayne is called for the reach on John Coleman - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Porfirio Ferrari (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Florida | Thomas Gardner comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Henry Rafter (SF) Corey Hayes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG) William Moore | |
| 11:22 | Florida | Thomas Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:22 | Florida | Thomas Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Reid - foul #1 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF) Omer Zeiler, Harold Morris | |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman is denied on a layup by James Hart | 18-9 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 10:24 | Florida | Thomas Gardner's dunk attempt is rejected by Gilberto Molina | 18-11 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | William Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SF) Henry Rafter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| 09:44 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 18-11 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 09:12 | Florida | Thomas Gardner gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 08:54 | Florida | Paul Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Harold Morris gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Harold Morris hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Omer Zeiler, Ivan Derezinski, Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:05 | Florida | Roger Reason is fouled on the floor by Porfirio Ferrari - foul #1 on Porfirio Ferrari, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Henry Rafter (SF) Roger Reason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF) Harold Morris | |
| 07:45 | Florida | Henry Rafter's fadeaway is rejected by Porfirio Ferrari | 18-14 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Rafter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | William Moore connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | Florida | Kevin Carter denies the turnaround by Henry Rafter | 18-17 |
| 06:58 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Zhu Chin | 18-17 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Corey Hayes travels with the ball | 18-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), James Hart (C) Corey Hayes, Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes travels with the ball | 18-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Gardner (PF) John Coleman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Porfirio Ferrari (SF) Leonard Barnes | |
| 05:52 | Florida | James Hart scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Baker | 20-17 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Omer Zeiler, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | Harold Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:13 | Florida | Roger Reason is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-19 |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter is hacked by James Hart - foul #2 on James Hart, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (SG), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Roger Reason, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF), James Mayne (C) William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, Kevin Carter | |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler is hacked by Corey Hayes - foul #1 on Corey Hayes, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (SG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, James Mayne | |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler is hacked by Corey Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Hayes, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Henry Rafter (SF) Kenneth Reid, Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Gilberto Molina (SF), Porfirio Ferrari (PF) William Moore, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:42 | Florida | John Coleman gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Omer Zeiler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Porfirio Ferrari (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Carter (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Florida | Henry Rafter's fadeaway is rejected by Porfirio Ferrari | 23-22 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Omer Zeiler gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF), James Hart (C) Corey Hayes, John Coleman, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Omer Zeiler, Gilberto Molina, Porfirio Ferrari, Kevin Carter | |
| 02:59 | Florida | Henry Rafter is fouled on the floor by Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (SF) Leonard Barnes | |
| 02:59 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Henry Rafter misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina | William Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses the dunk attempt | 24-22 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Paul Dean grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 01:59 | Florida | Roger Reason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Omer Zeiler (SG), Porfirio Ferrari (SF), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, William Moore, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Harold Morris connects on the turnaround from the right block | 24-24 |
| 01:24 | Florida | Paul Dean connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Reid | 27-24 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Paul Dean steals the ball from Porfirio Ferrari in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Carter - foul #2 on Kevin Carter, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG) Paul Dean | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Moore (SG), Gilberto Molina (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, Omer Zeiler, Harold Morris | |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Kenneth Reid steals it from Woodrow Glickman | 28-24 |
| 00:38 | Florida | Kenneth Reid lays it up and in | 30-24 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Woodrow Glickman | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Ronald Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-26 |