| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) SG - Richard Harper (fresh) SF - Randy Meyer (fresh) PF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) C - Harvey Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) C - John Burke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | John Burke misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Gabriel - foul #1 on John Gabriel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | John Burke makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:50 | South Carolina | John Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Florida | Randy Meyer double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Danley is blocked by Harvey Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | John Burke tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Florida | Randy Meyer scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Gabriel | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Florida | Richard Harper gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Florida | The jump hook by Randy Meyer is blocked by Jonathan Bromley | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff drills a floater from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | Florida | Richard Harper is hacked by Herbert Danley - foul #1 on Herbert Danley, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Lyle Guy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) John Gabriel, Floyd Bailey, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (SG), Ryan Melgoza (C) Herbert Danley, John Burke | |
| 17:21 | Florida | Randy Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez (C) Thomas Hudson | |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is whistled for a carry | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy Meyer (SF) Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:43 | Florida | Richard Harper hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lyle Guy | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hugh Kail - foul #1 on Hugh Kail, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (PF) Jonathan Bromley | |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:03 | Florida | Richard Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Lyle Guy tips it but misses | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Ryan Melgoza gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fresh) SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) PF - Lyle Guy (fresh) C - Hugh Kail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sergio Martin (fresh) SF - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) PF - George Boyle (fresh) C - Arturo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is whistled for a carry | 5-8 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Randy Meyer (SF), Harvey Smith (C) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), John Burke (C) Reed Aliff, George Boyle, Arturo Lopez | |
| 15:27 | Florida | Lyle Guy hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Melgoza - foul #1 on Ryan Melgoza, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF), Hugh Kail (PF) John Gabriel, Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley (PF) Ryan Melgoza | |
| 15:27 | Florida | Lyle Guy makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Lyle Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Harvey Smith - foul #1 on Harvey Smith, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Florida | Floyd Bailey blows the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Bromley - foul #1 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Florida | Floyd Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Floyd Bailey swats the short shot by Thomas Hudson | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | Florida | Floyd Bailey grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Randy Meyer (SF), Lyle Guy (PF) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Sergio Martin | |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley's floater is tipped away by Hugh Kail | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Florida | Lyle Guy pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Florida | Hugh Kail misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Randy Meyer tips it in | 10-10 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | John Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Harvey Smith (C) John Gabriel, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (SG), Ryan Melgoza (SF), Arturo Lopez (C) Herbert Danley, Thomas Hudson, John Burke | |
| 13:08 | Florida | Harvey Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 10-10 |
| 13:06 | Florida | Harvey Smith tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Harvey Smith - foul #2 on Harvey Smith, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (PF) Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (PF) Jonathan Bromley | |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 12:32 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:09 | Florida | Richard Harper scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cameron Cole | 15-10 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Hugh Kail swats the shot by Sergio Martin | 15-10 |
| 12:02 | Florida | Randy Meyer snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sergio Martin (fresh) SF - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) PF - George Boyle (fresh) C - Arturo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Florida | Richard Harper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Arturo Lopez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Florida | Floyd Bailey snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:02 | Florida | Randy Meyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Cameron Cole and he's hacked by Reed Aliff - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Lyle Guy (PF) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lorenzo Voss (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Jonathan Bromley (PF), John Burke (C) Reed Aliff, Sergio Martin, Ryan Melgoza, George Boyle, Arturo Lopez | |
| 11:02 | Florida | Randy Meyer makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley loses the ball out of bounds | 18-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:31 | Florida | Floyd Bailey buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Harper | 21-10 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is fouled on the floor by Richard Harper - foul #1 on Richard Harper, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG), Randy Meyer (SF) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | John Burke knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Voss | 21-13 |
| 09:39 | Florida | Thomas Hudson is called for the reach on Hugh Kail - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Floyd Bailey (PF) John Gabriel, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) Lorenzo Voss | |
| 09:10 | Florida | Herbert Danley steps in front of the Floyd Bailey pass | 21-13 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff's floater is tipped away by Lyle Guy | 21-13 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | John Burke tips it home | 21-15 |
| 08:24 | Florida | Jonathan Bromley picks off the pass by Randy Meyer | 21-15 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Danley | 21-18 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Lyle Guy hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Cameron Cole | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Herbert Danley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | John Burke can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson tips it in | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Florida | Lyle Guy slams it home set up by Randy Meyer | 25-20 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley hits a jump hook in the paint | 25-22 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Cameron Cole comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-22 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Floyd Bailey steals it from Thomas Hudson | 25-22 |
| 06:09 | Florida | Randy Meyer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 05:56 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Burke | 27-25 |
| 05:28 | Florida | Richard Harper buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cameron Cole | 30-25 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Harper - foul #2 on Richard Harper, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Hugh Kail (C) Richard Harper, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Lorenzo Voss (SG), Ryan Melgoza (PF), Arturo Lopez (C) Reed Aliff, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, John Burke | |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 04:57 | Florida | Hugh Kail tips it in | 32-27 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Hudson | 32-30 |
| 04:07 | Florida | Hugh Kail can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 04:05 | Florida | John Gabriel tips it home | 34-30 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Martin | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Cole (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Randy Meyer (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergio Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Voss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ryan Melgoza (fresh) C - Arturo Lopez (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Florida | Randy Meyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Hudson - foul #2 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Harvey Smith (C) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Jonathan Bromley (PF) Lorenzo Voss, Thomas Hudson | |
| 03:13 | Florida | Randy Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:13 | Florida | Randy Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 36-32 |
| 02:57 | Florida | Hugh Kail snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 02:44 | Florida | Harvey Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 36-32 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 02:30 | Florida | Harvey Smith knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Gabriel and he's fouled by Arturo Lopez - foul #1 on Arturo Lopez, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Boyle (C) Arturo Lopez | |
| 02:30 | Florida | Harvey Smith misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | George Boyle gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 02:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Floyd Bailey | 38-32 |
| 01:44 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 01:42 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Harper | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | Florida | Floyd Bailey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Gabriel | 41-32 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Floyd Bailey - foul #1 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SF) Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Arturo Lopez (SF), John Burke (C) Reed Aliff, Ryan Melgoza, George Boyle | |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:02 | Florida | Cameron Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Harvey Smith banks in the layup set up by John Gabriel | 43-34 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Richard Harper steals the ball from Herbert Danley | 43-34 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Harvey Smith can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Burke - foul #1 on John Burke, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy Meyer (SF) John Gabriel | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), George Boyle (PF) Sergio Martin, Jonathan Bromley | |
| 00:03 | Florida | Harvey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Harvey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 45-34 |