| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William King inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Steven Steele's floater is tipped away by Bryant Poon | 22-22 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 19:18 | Florida | Michael Bunn is fouled on the floor by Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 18:55 | Florida | Michael Bunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 18:55 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:55 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | William King lays it in on a great pass from Barry Davis and he's hacked by Thomas Doane - foul #1 on Thomas Doane, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | William King makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Patrick Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 27-24 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Barry Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 17:50 | Florida | Michael Bunn clanks a shot in the paint | 27-25 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 27-25 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Lonnie Shrum is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #1 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | William King makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 30-25 |
| 17:20 | Florida | Bryant Poon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 32-25 |
| 16:34 | Florida | Michael Bunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 32-27 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Barry Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William King | 34-27 |
| 15:43 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 15:41 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Doane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (tiring) | |
| 15:19 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Steven Steele - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #4 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, John Milan | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| 15:19 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:19 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Patrick Smith in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 15:12 | Florida | Patrick Smith hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Robert Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 14:48 | Florida | Patrick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Xavier Willis (PF) Barry Davis, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Loren Marshall (C) Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Michael Bunn | |
| 14:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by Gerald Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Baldwin, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:01 | Florida | Raymond Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:40 | Florida | Albert Tseng takes the ball from Garland Hughes | 34-31 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis loses the dribble to Loren Marshall in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 13:20 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin banks in the layup set up by Stephen Anderson | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Raymond Parish denies the turnaround by Stan Conley | 34-33 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Raymond Parish grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:30 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 12:03 | Florida | Loren Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 11:45 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Loren Marshall and he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Xavier Willis, Jerry Morgan | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Loren Marshall | |
| 11:45 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the shot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Parish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) | |
| 10:53 | Florida | Bryant Poon knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 36-38 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Baldwin - foul #3 on Gerald Baldwin, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Gerald Baldwin, Raymond Parish | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:09 | Florida | Michael Bunn's pass is intercepted by Robert Smith | 38-38 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:51 | Florida | Michael Bunn scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Doane | 38-40 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 09:19 | Florida | Stan Conley is called for the reach on Patrick Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| 09:19 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Stan Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 08:59 | Florida | John Milan steps in front of the Bryant Poon pass | 40-40 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | William King can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William King | 40-40 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Barry Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryant Poon - foul #3 on Bryant Poon, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (PF) Stan Conley, William King | |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:01 | Florida | Raymond Parish buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryant Poon | 42-42 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis's floater is tipped away by Raymond Parish | 42-42 |
| 07:37 | Florida | The rebound goes to Loren Marshall | 42-42 |
| 07:32 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Milan | 42-42 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Albert Tseng, John Milan | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Hugo Pendleton (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Raymond Parish, Loren Marshall | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Hugo Pendleton (fresh) C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:41 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 06:40 | Florida | Garland Hughes snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 06:23 | Florida | Thomas Doane scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Garland Hughes | 42-45 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | William King misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 05:57 | Florida | Hugo Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:37 | Florida | Thomas Doane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Thomas Doane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Doane, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Michael Bunn (PF), Raymond Parish (C) Stephen Anderson, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Lonnie Shrum | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | William King misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | William King snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 04:27 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Bunn | 42-45 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Bryant Poon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Raymond Parish takes the ball from Robert Smith | 42-45 |
| 03:00 | Florida | Michael Bunn clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Steven Steele (PF), John Milan (C) Barry Davis, Albert Tseng, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Garland Hughes, Raymond Parish | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Milan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | John Milan banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Steven Steele | 44-45 |
| 02:03 | Florida | Patrick Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 02:02 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bunn | 44-45 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Patrick Smith | 44-47 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, John Milan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis buries a jump hook from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Lonnie Shrum - foul #5 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 00:57 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Lonnie Shrum steps in front of the Willie Lewis pass in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lonnie Shrum - foul #2 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Florida | Michael Bunn is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| 00:29 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Milan | 48-52 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Barry Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Davis | 48-52 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | William King comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 00:18 | Florida | Stephen Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Florida | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on Stephen Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Stephen Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Milan | 48-53 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 00:09 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bryant Poon | 48-53 |
| 00:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon is hacked by Barry Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| 00:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:07 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Barry Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Loren Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |