| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) SF - David Sullivan (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Bridges (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Barbour (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons can't connect on a runner from the left block | 23-33 |
| 19:46 | Florida | Darrell Todd gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Florida | John Barbour can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Sullivan - foul #3 on David Sullivan, team foul #1 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SF) David Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:27 | Florida | John Barbour misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-34 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Darrell Todd pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:58 | Florida | John Barbour misses the dunk | 23-34 |
| 18:57 | Florida | John Barbour tips it back up and in | 23-36 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 18:33 | Florida | Roger Allison snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Darrell Todd drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Barbour | 23-38 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-38 |
| 17:48 | Florida | Roger Allison gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:33 | Florida | Jon Pitts is called for the reach on Robert Vallecillo - foul #1 on Jon Pitts, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (SF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Folsom (SG) William Bridges | |
| 17:18 | Florida | Roger Allison misses the easy layup | 23-38 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips can't tip it in | 23-38 |
| 17:08 | Florida | Roger Allison pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 16:54 | Florida | Darrell Todd banks in the layup | 23-40 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Darrell Todd takes the ball from Daniel Finley | 23-40 |
| 16:23 | Florida | Roger Allison misses the lay-in | 23-40 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Vallecillo steals it from Joe Phillips in the backcourt | 23-40 |
| 16:18 | Florida | Donald Folsom lays it in set up by Robert Vallecillo | 23-42 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-42 |
| 16:06 | Florida | John Barbour pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Darrell Todd loses the dribble to Joe Phillips | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Barbour (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 26-42 |
| 15:42 | Florida | Roger Allison makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Folsom and he's fouled by Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), John Spenser (SG), David Sullivan (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Jon Pitts, Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG) Robert Vallecillo | |
| 15:42 | Florida | Roger Allison makes the free throw | 26-45 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan lays it up and in and he's fouled by Darrell Todd - foul #2 on Darrell Todd, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | John Desalvo (C) Roger Allison | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 15:20 | Florida | John Desalvo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-45 |
| 15:14 | Florida | John Barbour pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:55 | Florida | Darrell Todd clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #4 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Guinyard (PG) Donald Folsom | |
| 14:55 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 14:55 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled on the floor by William Bridges - foul #2 on William Bridges, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons's pass is intercepted by John Desalvo | 29-47 |
| 14:02 | Florida | John Desalvo blows the dunk | 29-47 |
| 14:01 | Florida | John Desalvo tips it back up and in | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | John Barbour blocks the jumper by Hu Sun | 29-49 |
| 13:55 | Florida | William Bridges gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:51 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard's layup is rejected by Travis Lyons | 29-49 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) Hu Sun, John Spenser, Donald Evens, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG), Donald Folsom (SG), William Raynor (PF) William Bridges, Darrell Todd, John Barbour | |
| 13:15 | Florida | John Desalvo is hacked by Jon Pitts - foul #2 on Jon Pitts, team foul #5 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Allison (C) William Raynor | |
| 12:58 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Sullivan - foul #4 on David Sullivan, team foul #6 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (SF) David Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:58 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard makes the free throw | 29-52 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 12:40 | Florida | John Desalvo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 12:36 | Florida | Joe Phillips steps in front of the Robert Vallecillo pass in the backcourt | 29-52 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal throws it down | 31-52 |
| 12:05 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Vallecillo | 31-55 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is hacked by Roger Allison - foul #3 on Roger Allison, team foul #3 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG), Darrell Todd (SF), William Raynor (PF) Donald Folsom, Thomas Guinyard, Roger Allison | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bridges (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Todd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Raynor (fresh) C - John Desalvo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun makes the driving attempt from the left block | 33-55 |
| 11:21 | Florida | William Raynor misses long on a shot from the baseline | 33-55 |
| 11:20 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo tips it home | 33-57 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | William Raynor is called for the reach on Travis Lyons - foul #1 on William Raynor, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Donald Evens (PF) Jon Pitts, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Guinyard (PG), John Barbour (PF) Robert Vallecillo, William Raynor | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 10:57 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 10:38 | Florida | John Barbour misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-57 |
| 10:37 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 10:21 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard misses the lay-in | 33-57 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-57 |
| 10:08 | Florida | Darrell Todd pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| 09:46 | Florida | Travis Lyons is called for the reach on John Desalvo - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), Joe Phillips (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Hu Sun, Daniel Finley, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG), Donald Folsom (SG), Roger Allison (C) William Bridges, Darrell Todd, John Barbour | |
| 09:46 | Florida | John Desalvo misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 36-57 |
| 09:03 | Florida | Roger Allison drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Vallecillo | 36-59 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a jumper from the right side | 38-59 |
| 08:37 | Florida | John Desalvo loses the ball out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Joe Webster (C) John Spenser, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG), John Barbour (PF) Donald Folsom, John Desalvo | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 08:23 | Florida | John Barbour gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| 08:10 | Florida | William Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Darrell Todd (SF) Thomas Guinyard | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Jon Pitts | 40-59 |
| 07:37 | Florida | William Bridges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), David Sullivan (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Oscar Leal, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bridges (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Todd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Barbour (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the lay-in | 40-59 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses short on a jumper near the basket | 40-59 |
| 07:05 | Florida | Roger Allison snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 06:52 | Florida | Darrell Todd can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Guinyard (PG), Donald Folsom (SG), William Raynor (PF), John Desalvo (C) Robert Vallecillo, William Bridges, John Barbour, Roger Allison | |
| 06:52 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 06:52 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan banks in the layup and the foul's on Darrell Todd - foul #3 on Darrell Todd, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan makes the free throw | 43-61 |
| 06:26 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 43-61 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Thomas Guinyard is called for the reach on John Spenser - foul #3 on Thomas Guinyard, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG) John Spenser | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG) Darrell Todd | |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jon Pitts | 45-61 |
| 05:21 | Florida | John Desalvo hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Folsom and he's fouled by Travis Lyons - foul #4 on Travis Lyons, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG), Roger Allison (C) Robert Vallecillo, William Raynor | |
| 05:21 | Florida | John Desalvo makes the free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts snags the offensive board | 45-64 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by David Sullivan is blocked by Roger Allison | 45-64 |
| 04:51 | Florida | The rebound goes to John Desalvo | 45-64 |
| 04:29 | Florida | John Desalvo misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | William Bridges takes the ball from David Sullivan | 45-64 |
| 04:16 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by David Sullivan - foul #5 on David Sullivan, team foul #10 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (PG), John Spenser (SG), Daniel Finley (SF) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, David Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG), John Barbour (PF) Donald Folsom, John Desalvo | |
| 04:16 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard makes the free throw | 45-67 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Donald Evens is denied by John Barbour | 45-67 |
| 03:59 | Florida | The rebound goes to John Barbour | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-67 |
| 03:53 | Florida | Thomas Guinyard grabs the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 03:40 | Florida | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on John Barbour - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #11 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Darrell Todd (SF), William Raynor (C) Thomas Guinyard, Roger Allison | |
| 03:40 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 03:40 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-69 |
| 03:22 | Florida | Darrell Todd snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bridges (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Todd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Barbour (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Raynor (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Florida | John Barbour can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is fouled on the floor by Darrell Todd - foul #4 on Darrell Todd, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Folsom (SG), John Desalvo (C) William Bridges, William Raynor | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 02:55 | Florida | John Desalvo pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 02:30 | Florida | John Barbour drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Vallecillo | 45-71 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-71 |
| 02:13 | Florida | John Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:09 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo blows the dunk | 45-71 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | John Spenser connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 47-71 |
| 01:44 | Florida | John Desalvo knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Darrell Todd | 47-73 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal travels with the ball | 47-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG), Roger Allison (C) Donald Folsom, John Desalvo | |
| 01:13 | Florida | William Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-73 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Leal | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Florida | Joe Phillips steals it from John Barbour | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Spenser | 52-73 |
| 00:05 | Florida | Roger Allison's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Leal | 52-73 |
| 00:04 | Florida | John Barbour snags the offensive board | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo runs out the clock | 52-73 |