| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) SG - Patrick Merle (fresh) SF - Luis Barton (fresh) PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) C - Robert Krell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Robert Krell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Florida | Sammy Finnegan takes the ball from Robert Krell | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Florida | Luis Barton grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Florida | Luis Barton clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Perkins - foul #1 on Anthony Perkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Florida | Robert Krell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Florida | Andrew Cooper misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Florida | Robert Krell misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Perkins - foul #2 on Anthony Perkins, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Tony English (SG), Stanley Bergstedt (SF), Charles Bowles (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Anthony Perkins, Patrick Merle, Luis Barton, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | Florida | Charles Bowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 17:15 | Florida | The rebound goes to Charles Bowles | 1-0 |
| 16:48 | Florida | John Hughes buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Tony English | 1-2 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Florida | Michael Wiggins is called for the reach on Stanley Bergstedt - foul #1 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (PG), Luis Barton (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) John Hughes, Stanley Bergstedt, Charles Bowles, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 15:48 | Florida | Tony English is hacked by Ray Houser - foul #1 on Ray Houser, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Charles Bowles (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Patrick Merle, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - Ray Houser (fresh) SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Randy Howell (fresh) C - Darryl Paz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony English (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Barton (fresh) PF - Charles Bowles (fresh) C - Wilbur Corsi (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Florida | Luis Barton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ray Houser - foul #2 on Ray Houser, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG) Ray Houser | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (PG), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) John Hughes, Charles Bowles, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 15:19 | Florida | Luis Barton makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:19 | Florida | Luis Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Bowles (SF) Luis Barton | |
| 14:51 | Florida | Robert Krell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 14:49 | Florida | Robert Krell tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 14:42 | Florida | Charles Bowles grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 14:38 | Florida | Patrick Merle's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Howell | 4-4 |
| 14:36 | Florida | Patrick Merle snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Cooper misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Luis Barton (SF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Tony English, Charles Bowles, Robert Krell | |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | John Hughes steals it from Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Patrick Merle knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Hughes | 4-7 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses short on a jumper from the left block | 4-7 |
| 13:07 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 12:43 | Florida | Luis Barton misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) James Marsh, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (SG), Charles Bowles (PF), Robert Krell (C) Patrick Merle, Andrew Cooper, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 12:43 | Florida | Luis Barton makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 12:43 | Florida | Luis Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (SG), Wilbur Corsi (C) John Hughes, Luis Barton | |
| 11:51 | Florida | Randy Howell picks off the pass by Patrick Merle | 4-8 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Luis Barton (SF) Patrick Merle, Wilbur Corsi | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - Norman Absher (fresh) PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony English (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Barton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bowles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Florida | Tony English double dribbles | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Joseph Lucas (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Florida | Andrew Cooper (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Charles Bowles, Robert Krell | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Tony English grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 10:24 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Broadhead | 4-8 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Tony English - foul #1 on Tony English, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Howell (PF) Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (PG), Stanley Bergstedt (SF), Charles Bowles (PF), Robert Krell (C) John Hughes, Tony English, Andrew Cooper, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 10:04 | Florida | Robert Krell gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 09:45 | Florida | Robert Krell lays it in set up by Patrick Merle | 5-10 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Bowles steals it from James Marsh | 5-10 |
| 09:04 | Florida | Luis Barton banks in the layup | 5-12 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is hacked by Luis Barton - foul #1 on Luis Barton, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Joseph Lucas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Tony English (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF), Wilbur Corsi (C) Patrick Merle, Luis Barton, Stanley Bergstedt, Robert Krell | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan (PF) Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (PG), Robert Krell (C) John Hughes, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 08:37 | Florida | Andrew Cooper gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Tony English scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Merle | 6-15 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Bowles steps in front of the Sammy Finnegan pass | 6-15 |
| 07:21 | Florida | Patrick Merle knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Andrew Cooper and the foul's on James Marsh - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #6 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Luis Barton (SF), Wilbur Corsi (PF), George Montague (C) Tony English, Charles Bowles, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| 07:21 | Florida | Patrick Merle misses the free throw | 6-17 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan snags the defensive board | 6-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Merle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Corsi (fresh) C - George Montague (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a runner in the lane | 6-17 |
| 07:09 | Florida | John Hughes grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 06:50 | Florida | Luis Barton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 6-17 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | James Marsh pulls down the rebound | 6-17 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey is hacked by John Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #6 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Darryl Paz (PF) Michael Harvey, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (PG), Stanley Bergstedt (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF) John Hughes, Patrick Merle, George Montague | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Luis Barton - foul #2 on Luis Barton, team foul #7 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG) Stanley Bergstedt | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 06:33 | Florida | The rebound goes to Wilbur Corsi | 7-17 |
| 06:22 | Florida | The 3pt attempt by Tony English is denied by James Marsh | 7-17 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | James Marsh grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Krell (C) Andrew Cooper | |
| 06:01 | Florida | Luis Barton hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 7-19 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Luis Barton is called for the reach on Joseph Lucas - foul #3 on Luis Barton, team foul #8 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Absher (SG) James Marsh | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Merle (SG), Charles Bowles (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF) Tony English, Luis Barton, Robert Krell | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 7-19 |
| 05:36 | Florida | Andrew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 05:17 | Florida | Robert Reeder steals the ball from Charles Bowles | 7-19 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Reeder hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi drills a fadeaway in the lane | 9-21 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Reeder | 12-21 |
| 04:04 | Florida | Joseph Lucas takes the ball from Andrew Cooper | 12-21 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Absher | 14-21 |
| 03:08 | Florida | Anthony Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-21 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein grabs the board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Norman Absher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darryl Paz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Reeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Merle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bowles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Corsi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz connects on the jumper near the basket | 16-21 |
| 02:23 | Florida | Andrew Cooper can't finish the layup | 16-21 |
| 02:22 | Florida | Wilbur Corsi tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher loses the dribble to Wilbur Corsi | 16-23 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Patrick Merle knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Perkins and he's fouled by Darryl Paz - foul #1 on Darryl Paz, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), James Marsh (SG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Norman Absher, Joseph Lucas, Darryl Paz, Robert Reeder | |
| Subs | Florida | Stanley Bergstedt (SF), Robert Krell (PF), George Montague (C) Charles Bowles, Andrew Cooper, Wilbur Corsi | |
| 01:40 | Florida | Patrick Merle makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 16-26 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the driving attempt from the right block | 16-26 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Broadhead | 16-26 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan double dribbles | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | John Hughes (PG), Tony English (SG) Patrick Merle, Stanley Bergstedt | |
| 00:43 | Florida | Robert Krell can't connect on a floater in the lane | 16-26 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | James Marsh buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lawrence Broadhead | 19-26 |
| 00:17 | Florida | Anthony Perkins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 00:15 | Florida | Robert Krell tips it in | 19-28 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | James Marsh loses the dribble to John Hughes | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | Florida | John Hughes misses long on a fullcourt shot | 19-28 |