| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mandondo Victor (fresh) SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) SF - Paul Liberty (fresh) PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fresh) C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Florida | David Halls is called for the reach on Paul Liberty - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Florida | David Halls steals it from Paul Liberty | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Florida | Mandondo Victor grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Florida | David Halls takes the ball from Kenneth Fiscus | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Thomas Riggs - foul #1 on Thomas Riggs, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it home | 0-5 |
| 16:59 | Florida | Oscar Helman's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Thomas Petty | 0-5 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty lays it in | 0-7 |
| 16:41 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Paul Liberty | 0-7 |
| 16:32 | Florida | Paul Liberty banks in the layup | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-9 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mandondo Victor (fresh) SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) SF - Paul Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fresh) C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Mason and the foul's on Kenneth Fiscus - foul #1 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Fred Carmona | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 2-12 |
| 15:28 | Florida | Mandondo Victor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-12 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 2-12 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Halls | 2-15 |
| 15:04 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Riggs | 5-15 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Mandondo Victor picks off the pass by David Halls | 5-15 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Oscar Helman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 14:24 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus grabs the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:15 | Florida | Thomas Riggs's floater is knocked away by Michael Hilbert | 5-15 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Mandondo Victor picks off the pass by David Halls | 5-15 |
| 13:49 | Florida | Paul Liberty hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Helman | 8-15 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | David Halls's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Fiscus | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Mandondo Victor gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:07 | Florida | Mandondo Victor misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-15 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Halls | 8-15 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 12:40 | Florida | Thomas Riggs grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 12:26 | Florida | David Halls denies the turnaround by Kenneth Fiscus | 8-15 |
| 12:25 | Florida | Mandondo Victor grabs the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Florida | Mandondo Victor buries a jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mandondo Victor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Helman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Riggs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Florida | Jeremy Taylor steals the ball from Thomas Riggs | 10-18 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Taylor | 10-20 |
| 11:08 | Florida | Mandondo Victor connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses short on a floater from close range | 13-20 |
| 10:45 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Riggs | 13-20 |
| 10:16 | Florida | Mandondo Victor clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (SG), Man Fang (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Maldonado (C) Oscar Helman, Paul Liberty, Kenneth Fiscus, Thomas Riggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| 10:16 | Florida | Mandondo Victor makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Florida | Mandondo Victor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 14-20 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #3 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Caldwell (PG) Mandondo Victor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:38 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell is hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Man Fang misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the finger roll | 16-23 |
| 08:46 | Florida | Man Fang drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Caldwell | 18-23 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib clanks a shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 08:19 | Florida | Man Fang snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Man Fang misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Carmona - foul #1 on Fred Carmona, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Angel Maldonado - foul #1 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (SG), Paul Liberty (SF), Thomas Riggs (C) Ryan Hayes, Man Fang, Angel Maldonado | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:48 | Florida | Paul Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Florida | Oscar Helman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Liberty | 23-24 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Oscar Helman takes the ball from Richard Steib | 23-24 |
| 07:02 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the dunk attempt | 23-24 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Jerry Caldwell - foul #1 on Jerry Caldwell, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (SG), Man Fang (SF), Angel Maldonado (C) Jerry Caldwell, Paul Liberty, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona, Richard Steib | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Oscar Helman - foul #1 on Oscar Helman, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Mandondo Victor (PG), Kenneth Fiscus (PF) Ryan Hayes, Angel Maldonado | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 3rd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:33 | Florida | Mandondo Victor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 05:32 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:16 | Florida | Thomas Riggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Taylor - foul #2 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (SG), Paul Liberty (SF) Oscar Helman, Man Fang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Jeremy Taylor | |
| 05:16 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:16 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a fadeaway in the paint | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | Florida | Paul Liberty is called for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Angel Maldonado (C) Thomas Riggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Robert James | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 24-27 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 24-27 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls buries a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Angel Maldonado - foul #2 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (SG), Man Fang (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Ryan Hayes, Paul Liberty, Kenneth Fiscus | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Fred Carmona (PF) John Mason, Michael Hilbert | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mandondo Victor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Man Fang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Angel Maldonado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Florida | Mandondo Victor is hacked by Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Jeremy Taylor, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Riggs (C) Angel Maldonado | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Bradly Kelly (C) Jeremy Taylor, David Halls | |
| 03:23 | Florida | Mandondo Victor makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:23 | Florida | Mandondo Victor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Caldwell (PG) Mandondo Victor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:03 | Florida | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 02:51 | Florida | Man Fang clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 02:31 | Florida | Man Fang snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:27 | Florida | Man Fang hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 02:27 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 02:27 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona tips it home | 28-33 |
| 01:41 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell is hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (SF) Man Fang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| 01:41 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:41 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 01:22 | Florida | Paul Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:08 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | David Halls banks in the layup | 29-35 |
| 00:27 | Florida | Thomas Petty takes the ball from Jerry Caldwell | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | John Mason lays it in set up by Thomas Petty | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus misses the shot in the paint | 29-37 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the fullcourt shot | 29-37 |