| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Williams inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Williams | 24-31 |
| 19:32 | Florida State | Thomas Horrocks steals it from James Stemple | 24-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brian Patterson | 24-31 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Brian Patterson's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Dorsey | 24-31 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Brian Patterson tips it in | 24-33 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Paul Voelker - foul #2 on Paul Voelker, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Randy Edwards is fouled on the floor by Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts is hacked by Wilson Kaspar - foul #2 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:28 | Florida State | Paul Voelker is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Paul Voelker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Voelker, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Sellers (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (SG), Samuel Henderson (C) Paul Voelker, Dwight Roberts | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Brian Patterson steps in front of the Lawrence Dorsey pass | 27-33 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Brian Patterson lays it in | 27-35 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Charles Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-35 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks throws it down | 29-35 |
| 15:49 | Florida State | James Stemple buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Patterson and the foul's on Wilson Kaspar - foul #3 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Terry Owens (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, David Sellers, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Voelker (SG), Dwight Roberts (C) Len Dougherty, Samuel Henderson | |
| 15:49 | Florida State | James Stemple misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Owens (fresh) SF - William Starner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Stemple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Terry Owens drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts misses short on a jumper from the right block | 31-37 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | James Stemple grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | James Stemple hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on William Starner - foul #1 on William Starner, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG) Timothy Flinn, Terry Owens | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:42 | Florida State | James Stemple misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | James Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Williams (SF) William Starner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Paul Voelker buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Randy Edwards | 31-40 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Randy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Brian Patterson knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Wilson Kaspar - foul #4 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), David Sellers (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Jonny Hall, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF), Samuel Henderson (C) Randy Edwards, Dwight Roberts | |
| 13:28 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Samuel Henderson - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #7 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Hurtado (SF) James Stemple | |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jared Hurtado - foul #1 on Jared Hurtado, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (SG), Jonny Hall (PF) Thomas Horrocks, David Sellers | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Albert Kimmons denies the turnaround by Jonny Hall | 31-44 |
| 12:19 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Lawrence Dorsey denies the turnaround by Paul Voelker | 31-44 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) Terry Owens, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Stemple (SF), Randy Edwards (PF), Dwight Roberts (C) Jared Hurtado, Albert Kimmons, Samuel Henderson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Starner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Stemple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Florida State | Paul Voelker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Voelker - foul #4 on Paul Voelker, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Sellers (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (SG) Paul Voelker | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Len Dougherty can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 33-44 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dorsey | 33-44 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Brian Patterson is called for the reach on Timothy Flinn - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Jeff Centeno (C) Timothy Flinn, William Starner, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Terry Owens is hacked by Len Dougherty - foul #2 on Len Dougherty, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Len Dougherty - foul #3 on Len Dougherty, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Hurtado (SF) James Stemple | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Randy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Randy Edwards makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Jared Hurtado | 34-46 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 08:50 | Florida State | Brian Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Owens - foul #1 on Terry Owens, team foul #8 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Orr (SG), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Thomas Horrocks, David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF), Samuel Henderson (C) Randy Edwards, Dwight Roberts | |
| 08:50 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 08:50 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Dennis Orr loses the dribble to Len Dougherty | 34-48 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the shot in the lane | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Charles Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Charles Williams hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonny Hall | 36-50 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Orr - foul #1 on Dennis Orr, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) Terry Owens, Dennis Orr, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Voelker (SG), James Stemple (SF), Randy Edwards (PF) Len Dougherty, Jared Hurtado, Albert Kimmons | |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Starner (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Stemple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | William Starner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey tips it home | 38-51 |
| 06:14 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Paul Voelker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | William Starner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-51 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall tips it in | 40-51 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | William Starner is called for the reach on Samuel Henderson - foul #2 on William Starner, team foul #10 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Williams (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) William Starner, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (PG), Dwight Roberts (C) Brian Patterson, Randy Edwards | |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Kimmons (PF) Samuel Henderson | |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Albert Kimmons can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-53 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno blows the dunk but he's hacked by Len Dougherty - foul #4 on Len Dougherty, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terry Owens (SG) Thomas Horrocks | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:44 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonny Hall (PF) David Sellers | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), Jared Hurtado (SF), Randy Edwards (PF) Len Dougherty, James Stemple, Albert Kimmons | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Terry Owens loses the dribble to Jared Hurtado | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Centeno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Patterson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Voelker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jared Hurtado (fresh) PF - Randy Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #11 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (PG), Albert Kimmons (PF), Samuel Henderson (C) Brian Patterson, Randy Edwards, Dwight Roberts | |
| 02:54 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:54 | Florida State | Jared Hurtado misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Jeff Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | William Starner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-54 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Terry Owens steps in front of the Albert Kimmons pass | 42-54 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Terry Owens scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Flinn | 45-54 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Timothy Flinn, Terry Owens, William Starner, David Sellers, Jeff Centeno | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Patterson (PG), James Stemple (SF), Randy Edwards (PF), Dwight Roberts (C) Len Dougherty, Jared Hurtado, Albert Kimmons, Samuel Henderson | |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Paul Voelker knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Charles Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Dwight Roberts grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | James Stemple lays it up and in set up by Brian Patterson | 45-58 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | James Stemple grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Brian Patterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #12 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Terry Owens (SG), William Starner (SF), David Sellers (PF), Jeff Centeno (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Charles Williams, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Len Dougherty (SG), Jared Hurtado (SF), Albert Kimmons (PF), Samuel Henderson (C) Paul Voelker, James Stemple, Randy Edwards, Dwight Roberts | |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | William Starner scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Timothy Flinn | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Samuel Henderson banks in the layup | 47-62 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Owens | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Brian Patterson runs out the clock | 49-62 |