| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) SF - John Burrow (fresh) PF - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) SG - Bradley Norman (fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) PF - Gary Morrison (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Ingram - foul #1 on Jerry Ingram, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Florida | The rebound goes to Danny Bergdorf | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf tips it but misses | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf tips it home | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Kane - foul #1 on Travis Kane, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Bradley Norman gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:19 | Florida | John Burrow connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jerry Ingram | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Geiger | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Florida | Tomas Morphis is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Dickerson - foul #1 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Richard Craven (SG), Nathan Patin (SF) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Travis Kane | |
| 16:32 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Florida | John Burrow tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | Florida | Tomas Morphis tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Felix Jimenez is called for the reach on Richard Craven - foul #1 on Felix Jimenez, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (SG), Isaiah Bangert (C) Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Richard Craven's layup is rejected by Danny Bergdorf | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Florida | Tomas Morphis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) SF - John Burrow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) SG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SF - Richard Craven (fresh) PF - Nathan Patin (fresh) C - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Nathan Patin - foul #1 on Nathan Patin, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Emanuel Carter (SF), Harvey Harris (C) John Burrow, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Travis Kane (SF) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Nathan Patin | |
| 15:26 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:26 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Bradley Norman | 10-8 |
| 14:48 | Florida | Jerry Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), Rudolph Scott (SG) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Morrison (PF) Gary Tadlock | |
| 14:34 | LSU | Harvey Harris denies the turnaround by Gary Morrison | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | LSU | Travis Kane tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Rudolph Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudolph Scott, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Tomas Morphis (C) Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Geiger (C) Isaiah Bangert | |
| 14:21 | LSU | Travis Kane drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Morrison and he's fouled by Harvey Harris - foul #1 on Harvey Harris, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Travis Kane misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:21 | Florida | Emanuel Carter snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Florida | Sylvester Murray lays it in on a great pass from Rudolph Scott | 12-12 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Travis Kane is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Scott - foul #2 on Rudolph Scott, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), Felix Jimenez (SG), John Burrow (SF) Sylvester Murray, Rudolph Scott, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (PG), Matthew Woodburn (SG), Nathan Patin (SF) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Travis Kane | |
| 13:18 | LSU | Richard Craven is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Isaiah Bangert (C) Matthew Woodburn, Robert Geiger | |
| 12:50 | Florida | Felix Jimenez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 12:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nathan Patin | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Danny Bergdorf (PF), Harvey Harris (C) Emanuel Carter, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | LSU | Travis Kane (SF) Gary Morrison | |
| 12:10 | Florida | Felix Jimenez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nathan Patin - foul #2 on Nathan Patin, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Nathan Patin | |
| 12:10 | Florida | Felix Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:10 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:51 | LSU | Jerry Ingram takes the ball from Thomas Dickerson | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Florida | Jerry Ingram hits the finger roll | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Burrow (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) SF - Travis Kane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | LSU | Travis Kane's floater is knocked away by Danny Bergdorf | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | Florida | John Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:51 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the jump hook from the left block | 17-12 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ingram - foul #2 on Jerry Ingram, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), Emanuel Carter (SF), Tomas Morphis (C) Jerry Ingram, John Burrow, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Gary Tadlock (SF), Gary Morrison (PF) Thomas Dickerson, Richard Craven, Travis Kane, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn is hacked by Felix Jimenez - foul #2 on Felix Jimenez, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Florida | John Burrow (SG) Felix Jimenez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:09 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf hits a floater from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 10:04 | LSU | The jumper by Matthew Woodburn is denied by Tomas Morphis | 19-14 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Tadlock | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf hits a jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Gary Morrison is hacked by Danny Bergdorf - foul #1 on Danny Bergdorf, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Harvey Harris (PF) Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Travis Kane (SF), Isaiah Bangert (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| 08:51 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:22 | Florida | Sylvester Murray is hacked by Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 08:07 | Florida | Sylvester Murray misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Gary Morrison grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Gary Morrison connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Burrow (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Emanuel Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Harvey Harris (fresh) C - Tomas Morphis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradley Norman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Kane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Florida | Thomas Dickerson steals it from Emanuel Carter in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 07:38 | LSU | Bradley Norman dunks the ball set up by Thomas Dickerson | 21-22 |
| 07:12 | Florida | Sylvester Murray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 07:11 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Thomas Dickerson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Morrison | 21-24 |
| 06:33 | Florida | John Burrow connects on the 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Murray | 24-24 |
| 05:43 | Florida | Tomas Morphis is fouled on the floor by Bradley Norman - foul #1 on Bradley Norman, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), Felix Jimenez (SG), Danny Bergdorf (PF) Sylvester Murray, Emanuel Carter, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Matthew Woodburn (SG), Richard Craven (SF), Nathan Patin (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Thomas Dickerson, Bradley Norman, Travis Kane, Gary Morrison, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 05:43 | Florida | Tomas Morphis makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Florida | Tomas Morphis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Gary Tadlock travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| 04:53 | Florida | John Burrow misses the 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Danny Bergdorf - foul #2 on Danny Bergdorf, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Emanuel Carter (SF) John Burrow | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 04:45 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:16 | Florida | Felix Jimenez knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jerry Ingram | 28-26 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Jerry Ingram pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:03 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Emanuel Carter | 30-26 |
| 03:38 | LSU | Richard Craven knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Emanuel Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tomas Morphis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Patin (fairly fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Florida | Felix Jimenez is fouled on the floor by Gary Tadlock - foul #2 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (SF), Harvey Harris (C) Emanuel Carter, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Dickerson (PG), Bradley Norman (SG), Travis Kane (SF), Gary Morrison (PF), Isaiah Bangert (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Richard Craven, Nathan Patin, Robert Geiger | |
| 03:16 | Florida | Felix Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:16 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Isaiah Bangert | 31-28 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Travis Kane comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | Florida | The rebound goes to Rudolph Scott | 31-28 |
| 02:32 | Florida | Felix Jimenez hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Dickerson | 34-30 |
| 02:07 | Florida | Felix Jimenez is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Felix Jimenez, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), John Burrow (SF) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:45 | LSU | Bradley Norman misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Travis Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Bradley Norman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Sylvester Murray - foul #1 on Sylvester Murray, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Tomas Morphis (C) Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Richard Craven (SF), Robert Geiger (C) Thomas Dickerson, Travis Kane, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 01:28 | LSU | Bradley Norman makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Bradley Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Sylvester Murray clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 01:05 | LSU | Bradley Norman gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Burrow - foul #1 on John Burrow, team foul #12 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), Emanuel Carter (SF) Rudolph Scott, John Burrow | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Nathan Patin (PF) Bradley Norman, Gary Morrison | |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:46 | Florida | The rebound goes to Tomas Morphis | 34-33 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf's pass is intercepted by Matthew Woodburn | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Richard Craven misses the lay-in | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Jerry Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |