| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Barton Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert James | 39-29 |
| 19:19 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 19:17 | Florida | Paul Liberty tips it in | 39-31 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 19:09 | Florida | Barton Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:53 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Liberty | 39-34 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's pass is intercepted by Paul Liberty | 39-34 |
| 18:08 | Florida | The jumper by Paul Liberty is denied by Richard Steib | 39-34 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | James Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:31 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:11 | Florida | Norman Jenkins takes the ball from Barton Holland | 39-34 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Dennis Wyatt picks off the pass by James Johnson | 39-34 |
| 16:43 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:17 | Florida | Leopoldo Romano grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:11 | Florida | Paul Liberty clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 39-34 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Bobby Mirabal - foul #3 on Bobby Mirabal, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Man Fang (SF), Robert Zhu (PF) Bobby Mirabal, Dennis Wyatt, Leopoldo Romano | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Cutler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Eisenbarth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Man Fang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zhu (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barton Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:44 | Florida | Man Fang grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 15:39 | Florida | Jeremy Taylor picks off the pass by Robert Zhu | 39-34 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | James Cutler pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 14:56 | Florida | Barton Holland buries a jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:34 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Zhu | 39-36 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Liberty | 39-38 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor is fouled on the floor by Barton Holland - foul #2 on Barton Holland, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF) Jeremy Taylor, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Florida | Bobby Mirabal (SG), Dennis Wyatt (SF), Charles Papineau (C) Clifford Eisenbarth, Man Fang, Barton Holland | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Mirabal - foul #4 on Bobby Mirabal, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (SG), Leopoldo Romano (PF) Bobby Mirabal, Robert Zhu | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:22 | Florida | Paul Liberty drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Justin Heimbach - foul #1 on Justin Heimbach, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (PF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Florida | Bobby Mirabal (SG) Paul Liberty | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | Florida | Leopoldo Romano snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:18 | Florida | Charles Papineau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Man Fang (SF), Barton Holland (C) Dennis Wyatt, Charles Papineau | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG) Justin Heimbach | |
| 11:55 | Florida | Man Fang is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bobby Mirabal | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - James Cutler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Man Fang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Barton Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | James Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 11:30 | Florida | Man Fang can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 11:28 | Florida | Man Fang tips it home | 43-45 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Cutler | 46-45 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, James Cutler, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Florida | Dennis Wyatt (SF), Robert Zhu (PF) Man Fang, Leopoldo Romano | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins tips it home | 48-45 |
| 10:32 | Florida | Paul Liberty makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bobby Mirabal | 48-48 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 51-48 |
| 10:00 | Florida | Norman Jenkins picks off the pass by Robert Zhu | 51-48 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 53-48 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Paul Liberty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Richard Steib (C) William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (PG), Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Charles Papineau (C) Paul Liberty, Bobby Mirabal, Barton Holland | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Justin Heimbach | 53-48 |
| 09:12 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Taylor | 56-48 |
| 08:44 | Florida | Justin Heimbach can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Florida | Robert Zhu grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:22 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Robert James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 08:10 | Florida | Charles Papineau grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:53 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt loses the dribble to Norman Jenkins | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert James (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Justin Heimbach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Eisenbarth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Zhu (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Robert James tips it home | 58-50 |
| 07:23 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth is hacked by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #1 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG), Bobby Mirabal (SG), Man Fang (SF), Leopoldo Romano (PF), Barton Holland (C) Justin Heimbach, Clifford Eisenbarth, Dennis Wyatt, Robert Zhu, Charles Papineau | |
| 07:12 | Florida | Paul Liberty evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 61-52 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Michael Hilbert denies the turnaround by Paul Liberty | 61-52 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Jenkins | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barton Holland - foul #3 on Barton Holland, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Cutler (SG), Richard Steib (PF) Norman Jenkins, Robert James | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:59 | Florida | Man Fang is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Paul Liberty | 62-54 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert misses long on a runner in the lane | 62-54 |
| 05:41 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:13 | Florida | Barton Holland is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Leopoldo Romano | 62-56 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Roach tips it in | 64-56 |
| 04:44 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Liberty | 64-59 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 04:27 | Florida | Leopoldo Romano pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Man Fang makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Mirabal | 64-61 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Florida | Paul Liberty gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - James Cutler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Liberty (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Mirabal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Man Fang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Barton Holland (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Florida | James Cutler is called for the reach on Bobby Mirabal - foul #1 on James Cutler, team foul #2 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Dikembe Adi (SF), Robert James (PF) James Johnson, James Cutler, William Roach, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (PG), Clifford Eisenbarth (SG), Dennis Wyatt (SF), Robert Zhu (PF), Charles Papineau (C) Paul Liberty, Bobby Mirabal, Man Fang, Leopoldo Romano, Barton Holland | |
| 03:06 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Adi | 64-61 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 67-61 |
| 02:51 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (PG), Bobby Mirabal (SG) Justin Heimbach, Clifford Eisenbarth | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Florida | Paul Liberty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | William Roach drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 69-61 |
| 02:18 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Florida | Leopoldo Romano (PF), Barton Holland (C) Robert Zhu, Charles Papineau | |
| 02:02 | Florida | Bobby Mirabal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Steib | 69-61 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:22 | Florida | Barton Holland drills a shot near the basket | 72-63 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Leopoldo Romano swats the short shot by Robert James | 72-63 |
| 00:58 | Florida | Dennis Wyatt gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Florida | Michael Hilbert picks off the pass by Dennis Wyatt | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Robert James is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Mirabal - foul #5 on Bobby Mirabal, team foul #6 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth (SG) Bobby Mirabal | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Robert James is hacked by Paul Liberty - foul #1 on Paul Liberty, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:49 | Florida | Barton Holland pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:44 | Florida | Paul Liberty splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Eisenbarth - foul #1 on Clifford Eisenbarth, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Barton Holland misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 00:33 | Florida | Barton Holland misses the tip | 74-63 |
| 00:32 | Florida | Clifford Eisenbarth misses the tip | 74-63 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Roach | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor runs out the clock | 74-63 |